Description: Camp Toccoa - Easy Company
The history of the 506th began at Camp Toccoa, Georgia on July 20, 1942, as a newly formed parachute unit assumed the name CURRAHEES - an American Indian name meaning “STAND ALONE” - which would become synonymous with their combat history. Shortly thereafter, the 101st Airborne Division was activated on August 16, 1942; and the Currahees of the 506th were eventually attached to this proud unit in June of 1943, entering the annuls of history as members of the famed “SCREAMING EAGLES” of World War II.
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