Timeline of the US Airborne troops
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February 15 1943
Creation of the 11th Airborne Division -
March 15 1943
Creation of the 517th PIR -
April 15 1943
Creation of the 17th Airborne Division -
April 28 1943
Departure of the 82nd Airborne Division from the New-York harbour -
May 10 1943
The 82nd Airborne Division arrives in Casablanca -
June 7 to July 20 1943
Manoeuvres in Tennessee, US -
uly 9 to 11 1943
Operations Husky I and II -
All along 1943
Creation of multiple US Airborne Training Centers -
August 13 1943
Creation of the 13th Airborne Division -
September 5 1943
Operations for the 101st Airborne Division and 503rd PIR -
September 7 and 8 1943
Secret visit in Italy -
September 13 and 14 1943
Jump in Italy -
September 15 1943
Actions of the 509th PIB and101st AB -
October 1st 1943
The paratroopers of Major Edward C. Krause's 3/505th enter Naples -
October 10 1943
Colonel James M. GAVIN is promoted Brigadier General -
November 18 1943
The 82nd Airborne Division leaves the Mediterranean front
September 13 and 14 1943
Jump in Italy
September 13 and 14 1943: 3 405 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division’s 504th and 505th PIR jump on Paestum, Italia, as part of Operation Avalanche.
First use of the newly created Pathfinder unit, to set up beacons and secure the Drop Zones