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101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army Divisions of World War II
| Name: | 101st |
| Type: | Airborne |
| Nickname: | Screaming Eagle |
| Source: | Regular Army |
| Theater: | European |
| Casualties: | 9,328 |
| Days of Combat: | 214 |
| Activation Date: | 15 Aug 42 |
| Date Sent Overseas: | 15 Sep 43 (England) |
| Date Entered Combat: | 6 Jun 44 (D-Day) |
| Status June 1946: | inactivated 30 Nov 45 |
| Other Wars: | Vietnam, Desert Shield/Storm, Iraq |
| Commanding General(s): |
Maj. Gen. William C. Lee
(Aug 42 - Mar 44)
Maj. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor (Mar 44 - Dec 44) Brig. Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe (Dec 44 - Dec 44) Maj. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor (Dec 44 - Sep 45) |
| Campaign(s): |
Normandy (6 Jun 44 - 24 Jul 44) Rhineland (15 Sep 44 - 21 Mar 45) Ardennes-Alsace (16 Dec 44 - 25 Jan 45) Central Europe (22 Mar 45 - 11 May 45) |
Activation date is the date the division was activated or inducted into federal service (national guard units).
Casualties are number of killed, wounded in action, captured, and missing.
Other Wars are the wars in which the division was mobilized.
The dates after the campaign name are the dates of the campaign not of the division.
