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HISTORY OF THE 508TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY HISTORY OF THE 508TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY

William Lord

120 pages.
190 photos/drawings.
15 maps.

Trim Size: 8 1/2x11
ISBN: 0-89839-002-8


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Summary: A reprint of this fine airborne unit history. Activated 20 Oct, 1942, they were sent overseas in late Dec, 1943 and attached to the 82nd Airborne division. They fought at Normandy in June 1944, the Nijmegen-Arnhem jump and the defence of Belgium during the Bulge. They ended the war as an occupation unit in Berlin. 1990 r/p of 1948 ed done first by Infantry Journal Press.