Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment (502nd PIR) was established after the outbreak of World War II, and assigned as a regiment of the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army. The regiment saw substantial action in the European Theater of World War II. Reactivating in a new form in 1956, the 502nd Infantry has served in the Vietnam War, the first Gulf War, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. It came off parachute status with the rest of the 101st in 1969, and since 1974, the regiment has been classified as air assault infantry. At present, two battalions, the 1st and 2nd, are assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division.. }
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- 502nd_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States) abstract "The 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment (502nd PIR) was established after the outbreak of World War II, and assigned as a regiment of the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army. The regiment saw substantial action in the European Theater of World War II. Reactivating in a new form in 1956, the 502nd Infantry has served in the Vietnam War, the first Gulf War, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. It came off parachute status with the rest of the 101st in 1969, and since 1974, the regiment has been classified as air assault infantry. At present, two battalions, the 1st and 2nd, are assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division.".