Talk:507th Parachute Infantry Regiment (United States)

Edson Raff and the 509th
This was where I had my greatest confusion. Some sources had Raff coming from the 2nd Battalion of the 509th, which would be real difficult if the 509th itself was a battalion. Since the 509th was at one time the 2nd Battalion of the .... dang I am lost. I know he commanded something over there, but this is confusing. Help me, Bean, help me! --Habap 20:58, 26 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Edson was the 509th PIB's commander when they jumped into North Africa. The unit, just before then, was called "2nd Battalion of the 503rd PIR".  That is where "2nd Battalion" creeps in.  At Normandy, he came ashore on a LCT at Utah.  Not sure why.  He fought his way in to Ridgeway's HQ (who jumped on D-Day), and was assigned the 507th at that time.

Any source that mentions a "2nd Battalion" of the 509th in 1944 is just wrong. The 509th was not called that since late 1942. Beanbatch 18:56, 29 August 2005 (UTC)


 * For those wondering, Edson Raff has been found. We just hadn't updated this talk page. --Habap 18:31, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

Page should be moved
This page should be moved to U.S. 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment to conform to other units in Wikipedia. WikiDon 02:42, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
 * I vote no. The unit number/name is unique.  Other units are not.  Adding "U.S." would be redundant. Beanbatch 18:33, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

who made the film
"In 2004, the documentary film, D-Day: Down to Earth — Return of the 507th, was released." This passive construct doesnt' tell us much. Was it a Defense Department film that "was released"? Maybe a Warner Bros. or a PBS film? Who does documentary films these days? Did the film play in theaters? That would be odd, theaters don't show many documentaries these days. I suppose the apparent credibility of the unsourced assertion is proportional to the credulity of the reader. Xientist 23:58, 6 May 2006 (UTC)