Fort Campbell in Montgomery County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

1st Battalion 502D Infantry Regiment

Dedicated to All First Strike Soldiers, Past, Present and Future

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 4, 2024

1. 1st Battalion 502D Infantry Regiment Marker

Inscription. First Strike Professional Proficient Air Assault Infantry Battalion • Aggressive Adaptive Leaders • Highly Trained Multi-Skilled Soldiers • Capable of massing Lethal Fires with Precision Effects

Selfless Service
June 1944 "An examination of the record and accomplishment of the Frist Strike battalion, warrants the estimate that on D-Day in point of fighting effectiveness and tactical scope. This was probably the outstanding battalion of the Normandy operation." -Sla Marshall

Personal Courage
April 1969 Assault on Bloody Ridge resulted in one of the hardest and bloodiest single days in division history. Over half of a 700 man battalion was killed or wounded during a 33-day running battle.

Ready to answer the Nation's call
February 1991 First Strike - part of the initial spearhead into Iraq and the largest combat air assault ever conducted

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 36° 38.179′ N, 87° 27.205′ W. Memorial is in Fort Campbell, Tennessee, in Montgomery County. It is on Tennessee Avenue south of Screaming Eagle Blvd,

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on the left when traveling south. Marker is on the campus of Fort Campbell. Visitors must access the base via Gate 7 to access marker. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 5658 Tennessee Ave, Fort Campbell KY 42223, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Middle Tennessee

and in the Highland Rim.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Operation Iraqi Freedom 1 (here, next to this marker); Operation Iraqi Freedom (here, next to this marker); Strike (here, next to this marker); Six Outstanding Soldiers (a few steps from this marker); "In Remembrance of our Fallen Brothers" (a few steps from this marker); 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry, 101st Airborne Div (a few steps from this marker); Operation Iraqi Freedom 05-07

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 4, 2024

2. 1st Battalion 502D Infantry Regiment Marker

(a few steps from this marker); Dedicated to the 2/502 Troopers Killed-in-Action in Vietnam 1965-1972 (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Campbell.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 4, 2024

3. 1st Battalion 502D Infantry Regiment Marker

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 4, 2024

4. 1st Battalion 502D Infantry Regiment Marker

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 4, 2024

5. 1st Battalion 502D Infantry Regiment Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 319 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 8, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.