My father was a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborn Infantry Div.He never spoke much about it.
I do know that his unit had been misdropped behind the lines many miles sw of the intended drop zone the night before.
The few tidbits that still stick in my memory - he had landed on a steep rooftop and had to cut himself loose from his chute - german units casually "plinking" paratroopers stuck in the trees - he eventually hooked up with a small unit mostly composed of soldiers from the 101st.As near as I can tell,he must have served with the 101st Airborn from that point onward thru the rest of the war.
I sure miss him.
I do know that his unit had been misdropped behind the lines many miles sw of the intended drop zone the night before.
The few tidbits that still stick in my memory - he had landed on a steep rooftop and had to cut himself loose from his chute - german units casually "plinking" paratroopers stuck in the trees - he eventually hooked up with a small unit mostly composed of soldiers from the 101st.As near as I can tell,he must have served with the 101st Airborn from that point onward thru the rest of the war.
I sure miss him.