photographs, many never before published, The All Americans in World War II provides a complete photographic history of the 82nd Airborne Division as it fought its way across Sicily, Italy, France, Belgium, and Germany, ultimately all the way to Berlin as part ...
The 82nd Airborne in HistoryDiscusses the history of the 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army. Nickname attributed to this military division; Recipients of the medal of honor; Information on the division's tour of duty since 1917.Slo...
On the night of July 9/10, 1943 the All Americans of the 82nd Airborne Division jumped into history as they made their first parachute assault of World War II. Three others would follow: Salerno, Normandy, and Holland. In total the division served more than three hundred days in combat,...
Tiny Broadwick, the first woman to jump from an airplane, handles her wind-filled canopy after a safe landing. She made 1,000 jumps between 1907 and 1922. In 1964, she was made an honorary member of the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. At the height of the first ...
Edward served as a pilot in the U.S. Army Force in the Pacific; Robert landed in the 82nd Airborne Division: Preston served with the 4th Infantry Division; and Frederick was a member of the 101st Airborne Division, 501st Regiment. The three brothers were stationed in England awaiting the...
Returning from England in 1962, Dawkins began his military career with a post to the 82nd Airborne. After learning to speak Vietnamese, he earned a pair of Bronze Stars in two tours of duty in Vietnam. Following two years of teaching at West Point, Dawkins received a master’s degree ...
First-Hand Account from Bob Nobles of the 82nd Airborne- By Kevin M. Hymel D-Day arrived. In the late-night darkness of June 5, after receiving doughnuts and coffee from Red Cross Doughnut Dollies at RAF Station Folkingham, (Bob) Nobles and the rest of the men in the 508th’s 1st ...
The floating wreck of Dutch merchant steamer Paulus Potter, damaged by German air attack 8 days prior, was discovered by German submarine U-225. The ship was a member of Allied convoy PQ-17. The second officer and two crew boarded the deserted ship and made an attempt to get her under ...
Army’s 101st and 82nd Airborne divisions — and the least publicized. It is the story of a road, its bridges, and the men who fought and died to keep it open. For the airborne troops fortunate enough to return from the assault on Normandy, the rear bases in England were utopia. ...
Patton, Jr., once said, “An army is like a piece of cooked spaghetti. You can’t push it, you have to pull it after you.” Read more D-Day General James Gavin’s Airborne Tour of Duty With the 82nd By Michael Hull Shortly after midnight on Monday, June 5, 1944, the ...