April 5, 2024
U.S. ARMY PATCH - 515TH AIRBORNE INFANTRY
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This is a new made patch for this unit.The 515th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR)"Jumping Wolves" was constituted on 18 January 1943. It was activated 31 May 1943 at Fort Benning, Georgia under the command of Colonel Julian B Lindsey to serve as an administrative agency for the pool of officers and enlisted graduates of The Parachute School. After training in the "Frying Pan" Area of Fort Benning in late 1943 the 515th PIR moved to Camp Mackall, North Carolina in February, 1944. On 7 March 1944 the "Jumping Wolves" became part of the 13th Airborne Division, replacing the 513th PIR. The Spring of 1944 saw the majority of the Jumping Wolves best trained men reassigned to the three airborne divisions in the field - the 82nd and 101st Airborne in Europe and the 11th Airborne in the Pacific. Replacements came from the 541st PIR. This initiated a new round of strenuous air and ground training in preparation for an assignment overseas. On January 18, 1945 the 515th PIR received orders to move to Camp Shank in New York. Finally, on January 25th the unit received their overseas orders. On February 8th the men disembarked at Le Harve France and boarded trains for Camp Lucky Strike near Ste Valery en Caux, France. A few days later the 515th former XO, Colonel Harvey J Jablonsky, assumed command of the Jumping Wolves. Although the unit prepared
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