GEN Matthew B. Ridgway, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II, recognized the importance of pathfinder operations, leading to the prominent legacy that now occupies a storied ...

The 82nd Airborne Division's pathfinder company has quietly served for the last several months as the last of its kind. The unit, F Company, 2nd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation B… ...

This month, the 82nd Airborne Division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team hosted a Pathfinder Mobile Training Team at Fort Bragg. Comprised of instructors from the United States Army Pathfinder School in ...

H amilton, the last surviving Pathfinder pilot from the Normandy Invasion, was very active with the D-Day Squadron, the DC-3 ...

The 82nd Airborne Division will induct four former senior enlisted leaders, a World War II hero and others into its Hall of Fame later this month.

World War II Pathfinder dies at age 92. ... He was also active in the local chapter of the 82nd Airborne Division Association, where he had many friends and was widely respected.

The Pathfinders of the 101st CAB trace their roots back to World War II. "We've been on jump status since World War II," said Sgt. 1st Class Bryan Beville, F Company, 5-101st CAB, airborne ...

As a 21-year-old, 1st Lt. Hamilton piloted aircraft number 14 of the 20 C-47s that took off late the evening of June 5, 1944, carrying 82nd Airborne Pathfinders to drop them into France behind ...

Friday, the Benavidez-Patterson "All Airborne" Chapter of the 82nd Airborne Division Association will recognize about 100 World War II veterans from all campaigns as part of its annual D-Day ...

Patrick O'Donnell talked about his book [Beyond Valor: World War II's Ranger and Airborne Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat], published by Free Press. Mr. O'Donnell is the founder of The Drop ...

The 82nd Airborne Division will induct four former senior enlisted leaders, a World War II hero and others into its Hall of Fame later this month.