Clay Matthews was a paratrooper for what division, that is the U.S. Army's most strategically mobile division?
Clay Matthews Sr. William Clay Matthews Sr. (August 1, 1928 – March 23, 2017) was an American football offensive tackle and patriarch of a family of professional players. Matthews played for four seasons with the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL, the first in 1950. His career was interrupted by the Korean War, and Matthews became a paratrooper for the Army's 82nd Airborne Division. In 1953, he returned to the 49ers for three more seasons. He played college football at Georgia Tech and was selected in the 25th round of the 1949 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams, but never played for them.
Battle of Samawah (2003) The Battle of Samawah took place during the 2003 invasion of Iraq as American troops fought to clear the city of Iraqi forces. The city had been bypassed during the advance on Baghdad, leaving the task of clearing it to American paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division with mechanized infantry and armor provided by units of the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, and 2-70th Armor Battalions. The battle was the largest sustained urban combat that paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne had been involved in since World War II.