Canadian Airborne Forces since 1942
The 1st Canadian Parachute Bn jumped into Normandy on D-Day as part of 6th British Airborne Division. They fought with distinction for the rest of the North-West Europe campaign, making a second combat jump at the Rhine crossings in March 1945, ... [... more]
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Donald R. Burgett
DONALD R. BURGETT lives in Howell, Michigan. He is the author of CURRAHEE! and the soon to be published THE ROAD TO ARNHEM. In a daring plan to end the war, the Screaming Eagles of the 101st Airborne jumped into the heart of Nazi-held Europe -- ... [... more]
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Edgar Bowers
Edgar Bowers was born in 1924 in Rome, Georgia. His schooling was interrupted by the second world war in which he served in the Counter Intelligence Corps assigned to the 101st Airborne division and then in Berchtesgaden, Germany. On his ... [... more]
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Frank Johnson
FRANK JOHNSON enlisted in the U.S. Army in July 1968. He served in Vietnam as a member of Company L (Ranger), 101st Airborne Division, where he was awarded the Silver Star Medal, the Bronze Star Medal with "V" device, the Bronze Star Medal for . [... more]
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Reynel Martinez
In 1965 nearly four hundred men were interviewed and only thirty-two selected for the infant LRRP Detachment of the lst Brigade, 101st Airborne Division. Old-timers called it the... "No way in hell you could survive 'out there' with six men. You ... [... more]
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Larry Gwin
Larry Gwin was commissioned as an infantry lieutenant out of Yale University in 1963. After two years with the 82d Airborne Division, he served as an advisor to a South Vietnamese Army battalion in the Mekong Delta before joining the 1st Cavalry ... [... more]
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Larry Chambers
Larry Chambers spent fifteen months in Vietnam with the 101st Airborne as a LRP/Ranger. Among other awards and decorations, Chambers earned two Bronze Stars for valor, a Purple Heart, two Air Medals for valor, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the ... [... more]
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Shelby L. Stanton
Shelby L. Stanton is a noted military historian. During the conflict in Vietnam, he was commissioned as an infantry officer of the U.S. Army and completed the Airborne, Ranger, and Special Forces Officer courses. His six years on active military ... [... more]
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George Dooley
George E. Dooley was born, raised, and educated in Chicago, Illinois. At 17 he quit college to join the army, where he served as a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division. He was selected for Special Forces training, and in February 1967, when ... [... more]
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James Megellas
In mid-1943 James Megellas, known as "Maggie" to his fellow paratroopers, joined the 82d Airborne Division, his new "home" for the duration. His first taste of combat was in the rugged mountains outside Naples. In October 1943, when [... more]
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Richard M. Davidson
In mid-1943 James Megellas, known as "Maggie" to his fellow paratroopers, joined the 82d Airborne Division, his new "home" for the duration. His first taste of combat was in the rugged mountains outside Naples. In October 1943, when [... more]
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George Koskimaki
The 101st Airborne and the Battle of the Bulge, December 19,1944-January 17,1945 A Chronicle of the 101st Airborne in the Holland Campaign, September-November 1944 In the predawn darkness of D-Day, an elite fighting force struck the first blows ... [... more]
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