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Original U.S. WWII 501st PIR 101st Airborne M42 Paratrooper Jump Jacket with Invasion Flag Patch
Mountain View Telegraph· 5 days agoOfficially known as Coat, Parachute Jumper this jacket was won by a member of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division during WWII. The famous test platoon, the prime ancestor ...
Bond still links family to Normandy
The Herald, Sharon, Pa. via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJun. 8—SHARON — Outside the home of Caroline and her late husband Albert Krochka on Case Avenue, a pair of flags fly — an American flag and an Airborne flag. While the flags recognize Albert's ...
What Ike Remembered When Returning to the Beaches of Normandy 20 Years After D-Day
Military.com via Yahoo News· 7 days agoIn the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, the paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division tried to...
Franklin County paratrooper lost on D-Day remembered on 80th anniversary
The Waynesboro Record Herald· 5 days agoD-Day, the World War II invasion of Normandy, on June 6, 1944, brings to mind images of Allied...
‘As Lonely as a Man Can Get’: The True Story of D-Day, as Told by Paratroopers
Politico via Yahoo News· 5 days agoEighty years ago, hours before the Allied forces launched a million personnel across the English Channel to fight Hitler’s Third Reich in Fortress Europe, U.S. and British paratroopers painted ...
Hour by hour: A brief timeline of the Allies' June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of occupied France
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review· 5 days agoOMAHA BEACH, France — A brief timeline of events on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Shortly after midnight:...
Photos | A look back at the 80th anniversary of D-Day
Stars and Stripes· 1 day agoHere are some memorable moments captured by Stars and Stripes from the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
55 Inspiring Quotes To Remember the Battle of Normandy on the 80th Anniversary of D-Day
Parade via Yahoo News· 5 days agoA D-Day photo June 6 marks the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Normandy—the day in 1944 when...
D-Day invasion: Sacramento natives’ historic contributions
KTXL via Yahoo News· 6 days ago(FOX40.COM) — June 5, 1944, was a regular day for the Sacramento region, but 5,400 miles away on the...
On D-Day, hundreds of Midlanders took part in Ike's grand gamble to save Europe
Omaha World-Herald· 5 days agoEditor's note: This story first ran in The World-Herald in 2014, on the 70th anniversary of the...