Posted on Sep 4, 2015
I am looking for information on the 187 Combat Airborne Regiment.
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My father served in the 187th, part of the 11th Div (Abn) in Korea. I have tried to do some research on this unit, but cannot seem to find much on them. Would appreciate any assistance or information you might have.
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Frank
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Frank
South Korea
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Special Operations
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The 187th regimental Combat Team, formerly a part of the 11th Abn. Div., successfully completed two combat jumps in Korea, the first of which took place in the Sukchon-Sunchon area near the foothills of Pyongyang, the second was at Munsan-ni, near the 38th Parallel. Both caught the enemy by surprise and permitted the taking of objectives which would have taken weeks of slugging on foot. It also cut off and provided the capture of thousands of prisoners. Meanwhile, the remainder of the 11th Abn. at home was not idle. To fill the void of 187th overseas movement, the famous 188th Glider Infantry Regt. of the 11th Abn., in the Pacific during World War II, had been restored to the division in august 1950.
Have you checked
http://www.thedropzone.org/units/11th.html
?
Have you checked
http://www.thedropzone.org/units/11th.html
?
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LTC (Join to see)
SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. , thanks. I have seen this, you'll note this only mentions two of the combat jumps.
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CPT Randy Pandis
I was privelaged to jump with a man, while I was a member of The Phantom Airborne Brigade, who had participated in both combat jumps with the 187th RCT. He has also jumped into Southern France in Operation Dragoon in WW2. He started out as enlisted, received a battlefield commission in Korea and finished his service as a Major. He lost hhihis right hand in the operation after the second jump to a grenade explosion. He still served to retirement and 2as in his 70s when jumping with Phantom. We turned his reserve upside down so the rip cord was on the left side so if needed, he could deploy it with his left hand. I think the new reserves have the rip cord on top.
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As of 2012, the 1st and 3rd Battalions are the only active elements of the regiment; they are assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Divisio
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/187th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)
I could not find a whole lot on them.
I could not find a whole lot on them.
187th Infantry Regiment (United States) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 187th Infantry Regiment (Rakkasans)[1] is a regiment of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) of the United States Army. The nickname "Rakkasans" is derived from the Japanese word for parachute (literally "umbrella for falling"). The name was given to the 187th during its tour in occupied Japan following World War II. When a translator dealing with local Japanese dignitaries was trying to explain what their unit was trained to do (and...
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CW3 Kevin Storm Thanks, I have been looking into this for several years now and so far have found about 10 pages total in historical reference books. From discussions I have had with other members of this unit, it seems that they were involved in operations that are still classified. I know my dad has three combat jumps for Korea, one of which is so heavily redacted that you cant tell much more than the date and the country.
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CW3 Kevin Storm
Wow, and nothing is known about it. Dumb question, is there any type of historian at the 19th Airborne Corp?
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My father also served with the 187th in Korea. He never really talked much about it, but he made the jumps with them. He served in the infantry during WW2, Korea and Vietnam. I met a veteran at the Orlando VA who served with the 187th and actually knew my father. We had lunch together and he told me many things I did not know about. As I said, my father did not talk much about his wartime experiences.
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The 187th Infantry is now part of the 101st Airborne "Air Assault" Division. I'm sure you can find info on the 187th on the Internet by googling 187th Infantry or Rakkasans, which is the nickname for the regiment
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LTC Frank D., You might try visiting the local Veterans Organisation and buying a Korean War Vet a beer or soda.
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I have found some references here and there about a rescue mission in the Pyongyang area.
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@frank d the 187th Regimental Combat Team (Airborne) was a sepertate regiment in the Korean war.
It's proud lineage still exsists within the 101st Airborne Divisions 3rd Brigade Combat Team. I had the privilege of serving with the Rakasssans 94-94 with the 2nd BN... but they are no more. Now what remains are the 1st and 3rd BN.
For more information I would recommend you touch bases with them... there is also information on the web @ http://www.army.mil/info/organization/unitsandcommands/divisions/101stairborne/
and they have a FB site https://www.facebook.com/3BCT101RAKKASANS
Hope this helps!
Cam
It's proud lineage still exsists within the 101st Airborne Divisions 3rd Brigade Combat Team. I had the privilege of serving with the Rakasssans 94-94 with the 2nd BN... but they are no more. Now what remains are the 1st and 3rd BN.
For more information I would recommend you touch bases with them... there is also information on the web @ http://www.army.mil/info/organization/unitsandcommands/divisions/101stairborne/
and they have a FB site https://www.facebook.com/3BCT101RAKKASANS
Hope this helps!
Cam
101st Airborne | The United States Army
Known as the "Screaming Eagles," the U.S. Army's 10st Airborne Division's mission is to train to maintain combat readiness needed to deploy rapidly anywhere in the world, to fight and win, and to sustain combat operations.
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