3rd Platoon was a sub-unit of the New Republic Communication Group. Motto Shemson served in 3rd Platoon.
Part of "Fox Company" in the 2nd Battalion of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Platoon had a complement of at least twenty paratroopers from the 101st Airborne Division. 3rd Platoon was used during Operation Overlord; the invasion of Normandy, France. Taking heavy casualties, 3rd Platoon's squads were re-organised and its casualties replaced after France was liberated. The two surviving squads were later moved into the 101st Airborne Reconnaissance Platoon for Operation Market Garden; the invasion of the Netherlands.
3rd Platoon was a sub-unit of the New Republic Communication Group. Motto Shemson served in 3rd Platoon.
Part of "Fox Company" in the 2nd Battalion of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Platoon had a complement of at least twenty paratroopers from the 101st Airborne Division. 3rd Platoon was used during Operation Overlord; the invasion of Normandy, France. Taking heavy casualties, 3rd Platoon's squads were re-organised and its casualties replaced after France was liberated. The two surviving squads were later moved into the 101st Airborne Reconnaissance Platoon for Operation Market Garden; the invasion of the Netherlands.