555th Parachute Infantry Company

555th Parachute Infantry Company (HMZSC)

Location: Leavenworth, KS 66027 Leavenworth County
Buy Kansas State flags at Flagstore.com!
Country: United States of America
Buy United States of America flags at Flagstore.com!

N 39° 20.799', W 94° 55.148'

  • 0 likes
  • 0 check ins
  • 0 favorites
  • 887 views
Inscription

Triple Nickel Smoke Jumpers

Dedicated to the first black
parachute infantry
—————
The Original Seventeen*
—————
1st Assigned and Selected
1ST SGT. Walter Morris
1st to Take Qualification Jump
SSGT Calvin R. Beal
—————
SSGT. Hubert Bridges · SSGT. Lonnie M. Duke
SSGT. Robert F. Greene · SGT. Clarence H. Beavers
SGT. Ned D. Bess · SGT. James E. Kornegay
SGT. Leo D. Reed · SGT. Samuel W. Robinson
SGT. Jack D. Tillis · SGT. Roger S. Walden
SGT. Daniel C. Weil · SGT. Elijah Wesby
CPL. McKinley Godfrey, Jr. · CPL. Carstell O. Stewart**
TECH 4. Alvin L. Moon
—————
*16 Qualified on 08 Feb 1944
**On Emergency Leave, Qualified One Week Later

Placed on Army rolls
25 Feb 1943
Authorized as 555th PI Company
19 Dec 1943 - Ft. Benning, Ga.
Activated as 555th PI Battaltion
25 Nov 1944 - Camp Mackall, NC.
Redesignated as 3rd Battalion
505th Abn Infantry Regiment
and integrated
82nd Abn Division - 09 Dec 1947
Inactivated - 15 Dec 1947
Removed from Army rolls
22 Aug 1950
—————
"These great paratroopers walked point for their race and for our country, facing down discrimination by
'Standing in the Door' as one and jumping into our nation's history."
LTG David H. Petraeus
07 Sep 2006
—————
Significant Dates and Info
1st Trng Jump - 10 Sep 1944
1st to Die - PFC. Malvin L. Brown
1st Battalion Commander
CPT. James H. Porter
1st Black Officers Assigned and
Qualified
1st Lt. Jasper E. Ross
2nd Lt. Clifford Allen
2nd Lt. Edward Baker
2nd Lt. Bradley Biggs
2nd Lt. Warren C. Cornelius
2nd Lt. Edwin H. Wills
—————
"The Fire-Fly Project"
(Secret Mission)
May - Oct 1945
1st Fire Jump - 14 Jul 1945
Last Fire Jump - 10 Oct 1945
Total Fires Fought - 36
Total Individual Jumps - 1200
No Combat Jumps
Details
HM NumberHMZSC
Tags
, , ,
Year Placed2006
Placed By555th Parachute Infantry Association and Fort Leavenworth
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, September 27th, 2014 at 7:24am PDT -07:00
Pictures
Sorry, but we don't have a picture of this historical marker yet. If you have a picture, please share it with us. It's simple to do. 1) Become a member. 2) Adopt this historical marker listing. 3) Upload the picture.
Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 334626 N 4357002
Decimal Degrees39.34665000, -94.91913333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 20.799', W 94° 55.148'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 20' 47.94" N, 94° 55' 8.88" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)913
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 188-246 Grant Ave, Leavenworth KS 66027, US
Alternative Maps Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap

Is this marker missing? Are the coordinates wrong? Do you have additional information that you would like to share with us? If so, check in.

Nearby Markersshow on map
Check Ins  check in   |    all

Have you seen this marker? If so, check in and tell us about it.

Comments 0 comments

Maintenance Issues
  1. Is this marker part of a series?
  2. What historical period does the marker represent?
  3. What historical place does the marker represent?
  4. What type of marker is it?
  5. What class is the marker?
  6. What style is the marker?
  7. Does the marker have a number?
  8. This marker needs at least one picture.
  9. Can this marker be seen from the road?
  10. Is the marker in the median?
© 2024  Historical Marker Project.  All Rights Reserved.
All registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
HMP is owned and operated by 3RiverDev (Fort Wayne, Indiana).
Terms and Conditions   |   Privacy Policy   |   Disclaimers   |   About   |   Contact Us