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1 / 6 Show Caption + 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers and Soldiers of other units, that fought during WWII, march to the Sainte Mere Eglise town hall on May 31, at Normandy, France.
Context Former paratrooper Tom Rice did return to Normandy on June 6, 2019, the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, to re-create his jump. However, most online posts recounting the story fail ...
WWII veteran paratroopers Mike Melosky, blue, and Ray Brown with members of the WWII Airborne Demonstration Team on Friday at the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum at the Reading Regional Airport in Bern ...
Day, June 6, 1944, one of the most intense battles unfolded at La Fière Bridge, a key crossing in Normandy. The 82nd Airborne ...
He traveled to JBER to meet with and share stories with the Paratroopers of the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, an infantry battalion that traces its roots to Speranza’s unit ...
He gives two major reasons: First, because he is one of the few remaining 101st Airborne Division World War II Army paratroopers and wants to commemorate lives lost during the Normandy invasion ...
A paratrooper who served with the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment during World War II will be posthumously recognized Friday for his valorous actions, officials said.
Over Labor Day weekend, Hallo and fellow World War II paratroopers Don Straith of Northville (101st Airborne), Ed Larkin of St. Clair Shores (101st Airborne) and Bob Haffner of Eastpointe (82nd ...
Paratroopers from the U.S. Army’s 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions and Poland’s 1st Independent Parachute Brigade also were dropped into the Netherlands.
He gives two major reasons: First, because he is one of the few remaining 101st Airborne Division World War II Army paratroopers and wants to commemorate lives lost during the Normandy invasion ...