555th Parachute Infantry Battalion

The 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, nicknamed "The Triple Nickles" was an all-black airborne unit of the United States Army and were smokejumpers that were given the unprecedented and undeniably dangerous job of jumping into forests that were set on fire by the nation’s enemy at war.
When World War II broke out, the Axis powers were advancing at an astonishing rate and taking all of Europe. In March 1944, Vice President Harry S. Truman convicted Franklin D. Roosevelt to desegregate the US military in order to have enough manpower to stand a chance against the Nazis. The Triple Nickles was disbanded that following month.
== Notable members ==
* Staff Sergeant Ben Rensin
* Private First Class Edward Boyce 
* Private First Class Charlie Dawson 
== Behind the scenes ==
During World War II, The battalion did not serve overseas, primarily because it never reached full strength for an Airborne Infantry Battalion. In reaction to the German counterattack that began the Battle of Bulge, the Airborne Command considered reorganizing the 555th PIB as a single reinforced Airborne Rifle Company, and sending it to Europe to reinforce the battered Airborne units already there. However, before this could happen the crisis had passed, and the 555th PIB was instead alerted for deployment to the West Coast. The men of the 555th PIB hoped that they would get into the war against the Japanese, but that was not their new mission.
== External link ==
555th Parachute Infantry Battalion on Wikipedia
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