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On June 6th 1944 men of the 82nd Airborne
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment made their first combat jump.
Badly scattered at night coming “Down to Earth” into
hostile territory of Normandy, France made even more difficult
because of the flooded low lands. In spite of the enormous difficulties
they adapted moving out to begin the task of defeating the enemy.
Their major mission securing the causeways to link up with the
Allied beach landing. By the evening of the 6th men of the 507th
held key positions along the Merderet river and the important
causeway at La Fie`re Manor.
Signed edition autographed by Raymond Wallace
and Robert Bentz.
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