The 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment Unit History
he 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) was activated on July 20, 1942 atColonel George V Millett Jr (Picture Courtesy of Brian Siddall) Fort Benning, GA. Lieutenant Colonel George V Millett Jr (pictured right) was given the command. After jump-training at Fort Benning the regiment deployed to the Army air base at Alliance, Nebraska and became part of the 1st Airborne Brigade.After arriving in North Ireland in December, 1943, the 507th was attached to the 82nd Airborne along with the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Still under the command of Colonel George V. Millett Jr, the 507th moved to Nottingham, England in March, 1944 to prepare for the Allied invasion of Europe.
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