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This is a combat jump that is relatively unknown by most Americans. Did they accomplish their mission? Although historians are divided, I believe they did.
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Combat
82nd ABN
Military History
American History
Paratrooper
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SPC John Parmenter
Photos exist of men wearing 5th Army patches under "AIRBORNE" tabs on their WW II paratrooper uniforms. I'm wondering if this is the outfit those Troopers were from.
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MAJ Tom Hutton
Was trying to recall if Salerno DZ had an alternate name if you reversed the direction of flight like Gela is to Sicily DZ.
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Sgt Wayne Wood
DZ Sicily had the same name from ANY direction AFAIK... the direction-dependent naming is news to me!
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SSG Robert Webster
MAJ Tom Hutton - Yes it has an alternate name if flown from the opposite direction - it is Volturno when flown South to North.
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Served in C. Co. 1/509th Airborne (Bn. Combat Team) in Vicenza, Italy 01/74-03/77. Best assignment of my 21 year career.
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