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The 11th Airborne Division SALUTES THE  PARATROOPERS  THAT STARTED THE AIRBORNE TRADITION THE PARATROOPERS OF THE 40'S. Artist's view ** Enemy's view OF THE 40'S     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 intented to be all inclusive of all the combat jumps made during the 40's We only showed jumps that we had pictures of !!   Following is a much more complete listing of combat jumps from 1942 - 1967:   W.W.I.I., 1942-45, 15 Operations (Torch, Husky 1, Husky 2, Alamo, Avalanche,   Overlord, Cyclone, Rugby, Market Garden, Tabletop, Shoestring, Topside, Rescue,   Varsity, Gypsy) a total of 55,574 Paratroopers   KOREA, 1950-51, Operations (DZ Easy, DZ William, Tomahawk) a total of 6,830   Paratroopers   VIETNAM 71, Operations (Junction City) 1700 Paratroopers THE 509 TH PRCHT BN MADE THE FIRST AMERICA COMBAT JUMP NOV. 8 , 1942 AT ORAN, NORTH AFRICA

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
The 11th Airborne Div. was the only Airborne Div. to serve in the Pacific The 503 rd Prcht Inf. made its  first jumpon Sept. 5, 1943  at  Nadzad, New Guinea. Cutting off 20,000 Japs.	The picture is of the 503 RD's Jump at Corregidor made on Feb. 17, 1945.  It gave the 503rd its Nickname the "ROCK"
503 rd preparing to Jump in Pacific  Another view of Corregidor on right
General Mark Clark congratulates the 82nd on its victory at Salerno	Sept 15, 1943 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
The 503 Jumps on Noemfoor Island July 3, 1944	Noemfoor Island July 3, 1944 Dutch , New Guinea
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
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
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
11th ABN DIV Feb 23, 1945 Los Banos Camp 511 ABR Liberated Prisoners	11th ABN DIV jump into Jap-held territory Feb 2, 1945  Manila , Luzon
11th ABN DIV Apr. 1945 Los Negros Islands, Philippines	11th ABN DIV loading planes to be the first American forces to enter Japanese homeland Aug. 3, 1945

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