A Salute to the Paratroopers of the 40's

©Copyright CJ Magro, Paratroopers of the 50's

PARATROOPERS OF THE 50'S
SALUTES THE PARATROOPERS
THAT STARTED THE AIRBORNE TRADITION
THE PARATROOPERS OF THE 40'S.
Para 40's

Artist's view ** Enemy's view Para 40's real

Para of the 50's C119 Jumping
PAY THEIR RESPECTS TO
Para of the 40's C-47 Jumping

WWII Patches

We can't forget or omit the British Paras Outstanding Accomplishments
Plus they Jumped without a "BLOODY" reserve!!

The following list of combat jumps are not intended to be all inclusive of all the combat jumps made during the 40's I only showed jumps that I had pictures of !!
A much more complete listing of combat jumps can be found at :
http://www.dropzonepress.com/usjumps.htm

THE 509 TH PRCHT BN MADE THE FIRST AMERICA COMBAT JUMP
NOV. 8 , 1942 AT ORAN, NORTH AFRICA

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The European Campaign

The first night combat jump operation was made by the 82nd on July 9-10, 1943, at Gela, Sicily.	Paratroopers advance cautiously through Sicilian Countryside
82nd Medic treat wounded Paratrooper I was a Medic (never in combat) but our ex combat medics told us it was not good to wear your medic cross to visibly -- would like your comments	General Mark Clark congratulates the 82nd on its victory at Salerno On Sept. 15, 1943 82nd. made Amphibious landing
Paratroopers ride in captured German Jeep	Men of the 505th Parachute Reg. moves into Naples Italy
505 th Prcht Inf. on Oct. 1943 have ground action at Villa Litorno with assistance of British X Corps	Paratroopers move through St. Marie on way to make contact with the enemy at Normandy
504th PIR WWII Patch Anizo Jan 1 to Apr. 1 , 1944 sent with 509th to hold Beachhead They Did!!	Men of the 504th fights their way across Mussolini Canal
Paratroopers Checking Equipment before Jumping into Holland On Sept. 18, 1944 -the 82nd and 101st Jumped into Holland. The British were also involved in the Jump	Ike wishing the 101st good luck on the Normandy Jump The 101st and 82nd on June 5-6 1944"D Day" Jumped at Normandy
American Paratroopers get Instructions, while on flight to Southern France	1st Abn. Task Force (18th Corps) on Aug. 16, 1944 Spearheaded an Invasion into Southern France.
101st Trooper guards Germans as they bury their dead	101st Airborne at Bastogne 20 -26 Dec, 1944
Dutch girl and her father wave to members of the 101st who landed behind German lines. Sept. 18, 1944 - 82nd , 101st and British Paras Jump into Holland and capture bridges and airfields.	Thousand of Paratroopers drift earthward during the invasion of Holland, while fighter planes fly over head
The 13th Abn. Div. was formed late in the war and did not go into action as a Div. Although, one of it Regiments the famous 517th fought in Italy and spearheaded the invasion of Southern France	Picture is of Paratroopers near Arnheim , Holland . Doesn't look like they have fighting on their mind
The 17th Airborne Division is known for making the famous Rhine crossing Parachute jump on March 24, 1945	A 17th Airborne Division Paratrooper sits by his Parachute while some of the more than 800 Germans captured in the first hours stand in the background. The XVIII Div and British 6th was also involved in the action

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