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    US Combat Paratrooper

US Combat Paratrooper The history of the American paratrooper is one of the most colorful in U.S. military history. In April of 1940 the War Department approved plans for a test platoon of Airborne Infantry. The first parachute combat unit to be organized was the 501st Parachute Battalion. It was commanded by Major William M. Miley, who later became a Major General and commander of the 17th Airborne Division.