The 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, originally the 505th Infantry Regiment, is an airborne infantry regiment of the United States Army, one of four infantry regiments of the 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army, with a long and distinguished history.
Members of Company "C", 1st Battalion, 505th Airborne Infantry board trucks after arriving at Chu Lai Air Base, 23 February 1968
505th Infantry soldiers take up defensive positions during Operation Enduring Freedom.
An automatic rifleman assigned to 1-505 PIR secures a landing zone for a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan.
Men of the 504th prepare a weapon for stowage aboard a glider in April 1943.
Men of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment patrolling in Sicily, July 1943.
Men of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment prepare to fire an 81mm mortar during the battle for Italy, September 1943.
Men of the 504th Regimental Demolition Platoon keep a close eye while a demolitions expert searches for hidden S-mines on the slope of Hill 1017, November 1943.