[{"id":407412637935,"handle":"509th-parachute-infantry-regiment","title":"509TH Parachute Infantry Regiment","updated_at":"2025-09-28T07:05:38-04:00","body_html":"\u003cp\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e509th Infantry Regiment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(previously the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e509th Parachute Infantry Regiment\u003c\/b\u003e) is an\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airborne_forces\" title=\"Airborne forces\"\u003eairborne infantry\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Regiment\" title=\"Regiment\"\u003eregiment\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Army\" title=\"United States Army\"\u003eUnited States Army\u003c\/a\u003e. The unit was initially activated as a single battalion, the 504th Parachute Infantry Battalion, in October 1941 at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fort_Benning\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Fort Benning\"\u003eFort Benning\u003c\/a\u003e, Georgia. Nicknamed \"Geronimo\", the 509th conducted the U.S. Army's first combat jump during\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" title=\"World War II\"\u003eWorld War II\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon 8 November 1942, flying 1,500 miles from England\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Torch#Airborne_landings\" title=\"Operation Torch\"\u003eto seize Tafarquay airport\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oran\" title=\"Oran\"\u003eOran, Algeria\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-1\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/509th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)#cite_note-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e1\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-2\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/509th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)#cite_note-2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e2\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe 509th made a total of five combat jumps during the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1st and 3rd Battalions remain active. 1st Battalion serves as the Opposing Force (OPFOR) at the U.S. Army's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fort_Johnson#JRTC_moves_to_Polk\" title=\"Fort Johnson\"\u003eJoint Readiness Training Center\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fort_Johnson\" title=\"Fort Johnson\"\u003eFort Johnson\u003c\/a\u003e, Louisiana, while 3rd Battalion is assigned to the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2nd_Infantry_Brigade_Combat_Team_(Airborne),_11th_Airborne_Division\" title=\"2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division\"\u003e2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division\u003c\/a\u003e, at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fort_Richardson_(Alaska)\" title=\"Fort Richardson (Alaska)\"\u003eFort Richardson\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alaska\" title=\"Alaska\"\u003eAlaska\u003c\/a\u003e. The 509th operates independently from larger airborne units such as the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/82nd_Airborne_Division\" title=\"82nd Airborne Division\"\u003e82nd Airborne Division\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2023-01-31T22:27:33-05:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":true,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"509"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"509INF"}],"published_scope":"global","image":{"created_at":"2024-01-07T19:35:03-05:00","alt":null,"width":2925,"height":762,"src":"\/\/airborneapparelcompany.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/509TH_ABN_UNIT_COLLECTION_HEADER.png?v=1704674103"}},{"id":407416570095,"handle":"breaking-starch","title":"Breaking Starch","updated_at":"2025-09-28T13:51:53-04:00","body_html":"Our newest additions.","published_at":"2023-02-01T09:55:24-05:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"variant_price","relation":"greater_than","condition":".25"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_contains","condition":"Phantom"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_contains","condition":"Hechinger"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_contains","condition":"penguin"}],"published_scope":"global"},{"id":426508255471,"handle":"fort-rucker","title":"Fort Rucker","updated_at":"2025-09-09T07:06:21-04:00","body_html":"","published_at":"2024-04-03T18:40:01-04:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":null,"disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Rucker"}],"published_scope":"global"},{"id":466947735791,"handle":"loddy-doddy-everybody","title":"Loddy-doddy-everybody","updated_at":"2025-09-28T13:51:53-04:00","body_html":"","published_at":"2025-04-13T16:57:59-04:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":true,"rules":[{"column":"variant_price","relation":"greater_than","condition":".01"}],"published_scope":"global"},{"id":399380185327,"handle":"best-sellinng","title":"Our Best Selling Airborne Shirts","updated_at":"2025-09-28T08:52:55-04:00","body_html":"","published_at":"2022-07-21T18:28:17-04:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"variant_price","relation":"greater_than","condition":"0"},{"column":"variant_inventory","relation":"greater_than","condition":"0"},{"column":"type","relation":"equals","condition":"T-Shirt"}],"published_scope":"global"},{"id":427554701551,"handle":"pathfinders","title":"Pathfinders","updated_at":"2025-09-09T07:06:21-04:00","body_html":"","published_at":"2024-04-13T05:16:17-04:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"PATH"}],"published_scope":"global"}]
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We absolutely LOVE bringing past designs back to life and creating one-of-a-kind designs for Veterans. For this shirt, we got to do both! Made for the Pathfinders of C Co. 509th Infantry- at one point the ONLY remaining element of the legendary 509th PIR. Celebrate the badass Fort Rucker Pathfinders!
Contrast self 3/4" double fold binding at neckline and sleeve
Crew neck
Standard T-Shirt .: Classic fit
.: 100% Cotton (fiber content may vary for different colors)
.: Light fabric (5.3 oz/yd² (180 g/m²))
.: Tear away label
.: Runs true to size
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