Medical - Veterans Administration - Va Classic Color:black The regiment was initially assigned

The regiment was initially assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division in World War II before transferring to the 17th Airborne Division

conducting long-range reconnaissance patrols

and soldiers suffered from frostbite and hypothermia

the 6th United States Army

Medical - Veterans Administration - Va Classic Color:black The regiment was initially assignedFounded at the height of the Great Depression, in 1930, the Veterans Administration was formerly an independent government agency. It is today called Veteran's Affairs and became U. S. Cabinet level in 1989 with the title Department of Veterans Affairs. Commonly referred to as "the VA," the organization provides patient care, benefits, and essential services to veterans of the U. S. armed forces and their families.