User contributions for VilePig

16 November 2022

• 22:0622:06, 16 November 2022 diff hist +180‎ m Georges Creek Railway ‎ Provided update on status of #303.

24 October 2022

• 18:3418:34, 24 October 2022 diff hist +1,043‎ Georges Creek Railway ‎ Provided an update on the paper mill that formerly served as the primarily source of GCK revenue.

23 October 2022

• 18:0618:06, 23 October 2022 diff hist −48‎ m Stanley A. McChrystal ‎ "Parachute Infantry Regiment" is an obsolete designation dropped by the Army in the late 1940s, prior to the general being born. This particular unit was designated as the "2d Battalion (Abn), 504th Infantry." The term Regiment wasn't reinstated until 2015 during an Army-wide redesignation of combat units. See: https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/inf/0504in002bn.htm

16 September 2022

• 22:4022:40, 16 September 2022 diff hist +243‎ Georges Creek Railway ‎ Noted departure of No. 303.

12 September 2022

• 21:1221:12, 12 September 2022 diff hist +487‎ m 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade ‎ Corrected unit designations and added links to the Center of Military History page confirming their IDs.

31 August 2022

• 02:1802:18, 31 August 2022 diff hist +10‎ m Mississippi Army National Guard ‎ Corrected unit designation.
• 02:1502:15, 31 August 2022 diff hist +15‎ m 185th Aviation Brigade (United States) ‎ Corrected unit designations. current

12 August 2022

• 19:0919:09, 12 August 2022 diff hist +168‎ m 15th Brigade Support Battalion (United States) ‎ Corrected 11th Air Assault Battalion to 11th Air Assault Division (Test). Also reorganized the text into chronological order.
• 01:3901:39, 12 August 2022 diff hist +87‎ m Stephen J. Townsend ‎ Corrected another unit designation.
• 01:2901:29, 12 August 2022 diff hist +422‎ m Stephen J. Townsend ‎ Corrected unit designations.
• 01:0801:08, 12 August 2022 diff hist +70‎ m Graniteville train crash ‎ Added reference confirming that NS locomotive 6653, built as an EMD SD60, was rebuilt as an SD60E and renumbered NS 6900.

10 August 2022

• 00:3500:35, 10 August 2022 diff hist +25‎ m Laura J. Richardson ‎ Corrected unit designations. "Aviation" is a correct unit designation, "assault helicopter" is a type of aviation unit.

4 August 2022

• 16:0216:02, 4 August 2022 diff hist +60‎ m 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States) ‎ Corrected unit designations.
• 16:0016:00, 4 August 2022 diff hist +6‎ m 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States) ‎ Although the 33d Inf Div was one of a number of ARNG divisions mobilized during the Korean War, it was not deployed to Korea, as were the 40th and 45th Inf Divisions.

20 July 2022

• 00:5100:51, 20 July 2022 diff hist +151‎ m 25th Infantry Division (United States) ‎ Corrected unit designations.

8 July 2022

• 22:3622:36, 8 July 2022 diff hist 0‎ m 11th Airborne Division ‎ Corrected spelling of Ridgely (not Rigdely) Gaither.

2 July 2022

• 17:3217:32, 2 July 2022 diff hist −55‎ m Fort McPherson ‎ Corrected the designation of the 52d Ordnance Group and corrected "deactivated" to "inactivated." Explosives and electrical lines are deactivated, while units are inactivated.
• 17:2617:26, 2 July 2022 diff hist +647‎ m 11th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade ‎ Corrected inactivated date and added information on its change of shoulder patches.
• 16:1416:14, 2 July 2022 diff hist +775‎ 11th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade ‎ Added information on the pathfinder platoon's flash and wing trimming.

10 June 2022

• 20:2420:24, 10 June 2022 diff hist +1,738‎ 81st Armor Regiment ‎ Added additional information on the 81st's history and organization.
• 20:0420:04, 10 June 2022 diff hist +22‎ m 50th Armored Division (United States) ‎ "Disbanded" is not the same as "inactivated."

20 May 2022

• 18:4118:41, 20 May 2022 diff hist +67‎ m Nebraska Army National Guard ‎ RTIs are Regional Training Institute instead of Regimental Training Institute.

10 May 2022

• 13:4513:45, 10 May 2022 diff hist +103‎ m GE 44-ton switcher ‎ Ex-USAF locomotive was numbered 1241. 31879 is its GE-assigned serial number.

9 May 2022

• 16:5516:55, 9 May 2022 diff hist +8‎ m 11th Airborne Division ‎ 1st Cav Div (Ambl), not 1st Air Cav Div.
• 16:5316:53, 9 May 2022 diff hist +106‎ m 11th Airborne Division ‎ "1st Air Cavalry Division" was an unofficial nickname while the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) was the actual designation given by the US Army. Parenthetical designations, such as Airborne, Airmobile, Mechanized, etc., are not tracked by the US Army Center of Military History, but this link shows the division never had the official designation of "1st Air Cavalry Division." https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/div/001cd_hqhqbn.htm

28 April 2022

• 00:1400:14, 28 April 2022 diff hist +90‎ m 64th Troop Command ‎ Corrected the designation of the 457th Chemical Company.

10 April 2022

• 21:3321:33, 10 April 2022 diff hist +115‎ 94th Infantry Division (United States) ‎ The 94th MP Co did not serve in Vietnam and has no Vietnam battle honors. It is possible that individual members were mobilized from reserve status and sent to serve in other units in Vietnam but the 94th MP Co itself was not in Vietnam. Additionally, the 94th MP Co only carries the lineage of that unit, not the 94th Inf Div. See: https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/mp/0094mpco.htm

5 April 2022

• 16:5016:50, 5 April 2022 diff hist +625‎ m United States Army Alaska ‎ Corrected unit designations.

29 March 2022

• 23:4223:42, 29 March 2022 diff hist +116‎ m 68th Armor Regiment ‎ A-4-68th was a provisional unit and the designation was not authorized by the Department of the Army.
• 23:1023:10, 29 March 2022 diff hist +89‎ m 229th Aviation Regiment (United States) ‎ Corrected unit designation.
• 22:4322:43, 29 March 2022 diff hist −5‎ m Hamilton Howze ‎ Corrected a typo.
• 22:4222:42, 29 March 2022 diff hist +76‎ Hamilton Howze ‎ The 1st Cav Div ended its Airmobile era with the departure of its 3d Brigade from Vietnam in 1972. It colors were then used to reflag an armored division. The 101st has been reorganized as a light infantry division, and today "air assault," the current term for airmobile, is an "Additional Skill Identifier" for graduates of the Air Assault course, not a type of unit.
• 22:3422:34, 29 March 2022 diff hist +79‎ m 6th Cavalry Regiment ‎ Corrected unit designation. Divisional aviation brigades are not numbered.
• 17:2817:28, 29 March 2022 diff hist +1,929‎ 511th Infantry Regiment (United States) ‎ Added the 11th Air Assault Division era which included 1-511th.
• 16:5816:58, 29 March 2022 diff hist +1,514‎ 511th Infantry Regiment (United States) ‎ Added inactivation of the 511th AIR in 1957 and its replacement by battle groups.

23 March 2022

• 17:4317:43, 23 March 2022 diff hist −24‎ m George Patton IV ‎ "Medium Tank" was an obsolete term by the time Patton served in this battalion. Also, the term "regiment" ceased to be used after the force reorganization of the late 1950s until 2005.
• 15:1115:11, 23 March 2022 diff hist +4‎ m 177th Armored Brigade (United States) ‎ From the end of the era of tactical infantry regiments (late 1950s) until 2005, combat arms unit designations did not include the term "regiment." Also, a previous designation was "34th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized," not to be confused with the "34th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized" of the 34th Infantry Division. The squadron was active briefly from 4 Jan 44 to 3 Mar 45 at Fort Jackson, SC, and then Fort Riley, KS. It did not deploy overseas with the 34th Inf Div.
• 13:0913:09, 23 March 2022 diff hist −1‎ m 820th Base Defense Group ‎ Corrected spelling of "ordinance" (laws) to ordnance (munitions).
• 13:0613:06, 23 March 2022 diff hist +51‎ m 93rd Air-Ground Operations Wing ‎ Added link to battlefield weather/special recon.

21 March 2022

• 21:4821:48, 21 March 2022 diff hist −1‎ m 36th Wing ‎ Corrected spelling error (taxi's vs. taxis).

19 March 2022

• 14:4114:41, 19 March 2022 diff hist +85‎ m GE 45-ton switcher ‎ Separated the SCRM line from the DV&S line and added the roadnumbers of WSRR locomotives previously owned by the US military.

13 March 2022

• 01:0001:00, 13 March 2022 diff hist +307‎ m Shenandoah Valley Railroad (short-line) ‎ Update on 8701.

5 March 2022

• 17:5017:50, 5 March 2022 diff hist +187‎ m 3rd Armored Division (United States) ‎ Update on status of 4-7th Cav.
• 17:4117:41, 5 March 2022 diff hist +186‎ m 3rd Infantry Division (United States) ‎ Minor corrections to unit designations.

14 February 2022

• 22:4822:48, 14 February 2022 diff hist +465‎ 38th Combat Support Wing ‎ Added information on the 38 TMW in Germany during the late 1980s.

12 February 2022

• 19:2219:22, 12 February 2022 diff hist +259‎ m Task Force Falcon (United States) ‎ Corrected designation of the CAB, 10th Mtn Div.
• 19:1619:16, 12 February 2022 diff hist −5‎ m Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division ‎ Corrected designation of the CAB, 3d Inf Div.

9 February 2022

• 00:1800:18, 9 February 2022 diff hist +153‎ Maryland and Delaware Railroad ‎ No. 2632 has been scrapped. Tag: Reverted

30 January 2022

• 16:4016:40, 30 January 2022 diff hist 0‎ m Louisiana Army National Guard ‎ Explosives and electrical lines are deactivated, military units are inactivated.
• 16:3516:35, 30 January 2022 diff hist +146‎ m Louisiana Army National Guard ‎ Added squadron number for 108th Cav Rgt.