2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment

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The 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment is a U.S. Army airborne infantry battalion historically known as part of the "Currahee" regiment, famed for its role in World War II and subsequent conflicts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army unit
airborne infantry battalion
allegiance United States of America
surface form: United States
associatedWith Currahee Regiment
branch United States Army
conflict Iraq War
Vietnam War
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
World War II
country United States of America
garrisonLabel home station
hasBattalionNumber 2nd
hasCapability air assault insertion
airborne insertion
hasCombatArm Infantry
hasFunction ground combat
rapid deployment
hasHeritage Currahee Regiment
surface form: Currahee Regiment of World War II
hasIdentity Currahee Regiment
surface form: Currahee battalion
hasNationalAffiliation United States of America
surface form: United States
hasParentFormation 506th Infantry Regiment
surface form: 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
hasRegimentalNumber 506th
hasRole air assault operations
airborne assault
close combat operations
hasSize battalion
hasSpecialization air assault
airborne operations
hasTradition Currahee
surface form: Currahee ethos
hasUnitType line infantry battalion
historicalAssociation U.S. Army airborne and rapid-reaction forces
surface form: U.S. Army airborne forces

World War II airborne operations
isComponentOf Infantry Branch
surface form: United States Army Infantry Branch
motto Currahee
nickname Currahee
notableFor airborne operations in World War II
service as part of the Currahee regiment
operatedBy United States Army
partOf 506th Infantry Regiment
role light infantry
service U.S. Army Ground Forces
surface form: United States Army ground forces
serviceBranch United States Army
surface form: U.S. Army Infantry
tradition airborne
type airborne infantry

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4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division subordinateUnit 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment
506th Infantry Regiment hasBattalion 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment
William J. Guarnere militaryUnit 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment
this entity surface form: Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment