101st Airborne Division
Leader(s)	(D-Day) General Maxwell Taylor (Bastogne) General Anthony McAuliffe
Appears in	Call of Duty Call of Duty: United Offensive Call of Duty: Finest Hour (cutscene only)
Country	United States of America
Type	Air Assault Infantry
Active	August 15, 1942 – November 30, 1945
Motto	"Rendezvous With Destiny"

The 101^st Airborne Division, nicknamed the "Screaming Eagles" for their division insignia, is a modular airborne infantry division of the United States Army. The 101^st was one of several divisions that parachuted into France prior to Operation "Overlord", or D-Day on June 6, 1944.

Call of Duty Edit

In Call of Duty, the player assumes the role of Pvt. Martin, a member of the 101^st Airborne Pathfinders, and parachutes into Normandy, just before the invasion. The player fights with the 101^st through the battle of Sainte-Mère-Église, Brécourt Manor and Bastogne. The player is a part of Baker Company, along with helpers from the 82^nd Airborne Division.

TriviaEdit

• In Call of Duty: Black Ops intel, it is mentioned briefly that Hudson was a part of the division.
• This is the first Allied faction in the Call of Duty series.
• Pvt. Elder trained with the 101^st in Camp Toccoa, however he is in the 82^nd Airborne Division.

A wounded paratrooper on D-Day

A mortar team during the Battle of the Bulge

Another mortar team during the Battle of the Bulge

A 101^st Airborne division soldier helping a wounded comrade.

A soldier from the 101^st fires his Thompson.

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