82nd Airborne

Booklet “82nd Airborne” by Dominique François.

OREP Publishing, 32 pages.

"The 82nd Airborne Division has counted among its ranks the most distinguished soldiers in the U.S. Army, from Sergeant Alvin C. York to General James M. Gavin. But it wasn’t just these two men who made it famous; the history of this glorious division was forged by thousands of anonymous paratroopers who, always ready, agreed to jump into extreme situations and accomplish their mission on any terrain, regardless of the conditions.

They earned their stripes on the battlefields of Saint-Mihiel, Gela, Salerno, La Fière, Groesbeek, and the Ardennes.
These men, who proudly wear their paratrooper badges on their chests, bear on their shoulders the “All-American” double-A insignia—the distinctive mark of the 82nd Airborne Division.
They have been the spearhead of the U.S. Army for nearly 110 years.
Their participation in the Battle of Normandy is undoubtedly one of the greatest feats of arms of World War II."