who was in the 101st airborne division in ww2
101st Airborne Division The 101st Airborne Division ("Screaming Eagles")[1] is an elite modular specialized light infantry division of the US Army. Trained for air assault operations,[2] it has been referred to as "the tip of the spear."[3] It is the most potent and tactically mobile of the U.S. Army's divisions.[4] The division's strategic and tactical mobility has no equal in the world.[5] The 101st Airborne is able to plan, coordinate, and execute brigade-size air assault operations capable of seizing key terrain in support of operational objectives,[6] and is capable of working in austere environments with limited or degraded infrastructure.[6] These particular operations are conducted by highly mobile teams covering extensive distances and engaging enemy forces behind enemy lines.[7] Its unique battlefield mobility and high level of training have kept it in the vanguard of US land combat forces in recent conflicts.[8] More recently, the 101st Airborne has been performing foreign internal defense and counterterrorism operations within Iraq and Afghanistan.[9][10][11]