Camp Taccoa 1942-1945 - Taccoa, GA
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Dedicated to the men of the Parachute Infantry Regiments that trained at Camp Taccoa during 1942-1945. Located at the intersection of Dicks Hill Parkway (Old U.S. 123) and Ayersville Rd., Tacco, GA.
Waymark Code: WM973R
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/07/2010
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Dedicated to the men of the Parachute Infantry Regiments that trained at Camp Taccoa during 1942-1945. Located at the intersection of Dicks Hill Parkway (Old U.S. 123) and Ayersville Rd., Tacco, GA.
This monument is dedicated to the men of the 506th, 501st, 511th, 517th Parachute Infantry Regiments and the 457th Parachute Field Artillery Battalions. These men severed as Airborne Troops during WW II. They made combat drops into Normandy, Southern France, Holland, and several in to the Philippines and into Okinawa.
The memorial is in the shape of a deployed parachute. The shroud is white and you can see blue sky between the risers. The main monument at the base of the parachute list the number of men killed, wounded and missing during the war by regiments. There are four smaller monuments, one for each of the four infantry regiments listing the date the regiments was activated and the drops they made.
The memorial reads:
Airborne
In honor of those that trained here
506th Parachute Infantry Regiments
501st Parachute Infantry Regiments
511th Parachute Infantry Regiments
517th Parachute Infantry Regiments
457th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion
--- KIA MIA Wounded
506 509 306 1735
510 517 328 1639
511 211 10 960
517 217 – 1178
Regimental monuments
506th Parachute Infantry Regiments
20 July 1942
2 combat Jumps
Normandy
Holland
501st Parachute Infantry Regiments
15 November 1942
2 combat Jumps
Normandy
Holland
511th Parachute Infantry Regiments
5 January 1943
5 Combat Jumps
New Guinea
Leyta – Philippines
Luzon – Philippines
Okinawa Japan
517th Parachute Infantry Regiments
15 March 1943
1 Combat Jump
Southern France
The book "Band of Brothers" by Stephen E. Ambrose and the movie by the same name recounts the story of E Company, 506th Regiemtn, 101st Airborne. The story starts here, at camp Toccoa.
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Type of memorial: Monument
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