In 1945, they made the last major combat jump of World War II, drifting down in parachutes east of the Rhine River, Nazi Germany's last natural barrier against invasion by American and British forces.

NASMAIN copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. "In Britain they were known as The Parachute Regiment, but their German enemies christened them ...

Roy Hanna didn’t feel the rifle bullet as it struck his chest on a rainy battlefield near Anzio, Italy. He felt nothing as the bullet slipped between his ribs and pierced his right lung. But he heard ...

FORT BENNING, Ga. -- To celebrate National Airborne Day, the 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, worked closely with the Liberty Jump Team to drop onto Fryar Drop Zone and to hold a ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. World War II has ended decades ago. However, the memories of soldiers will forever ...

Retired 1st Sgt. Harold Eatman was one of the original members of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment. He is seen here in Naples in October 1943. Eatman, who was a corporal at the time, died July 6, ...