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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1944
Page
6
War report describes airborne troops in gear and parachutes preparing for a European invasion. Troops are volunteers from different branches, equipped with carbines, maps, and emergency gear as they prepare to land ahead of the main force.
Five men prepare on a flight deck under Lieutenant Claude E. Wallace for a parachute jump. They receive safety cues from the jump master as each man stands at the door, attaches a static line, and tests the chute. One jumper balks but is reassigned, and the rest depart in quiet suspense before landing.
Pickens County Sheriff W. H. Maudlin searched a suspected rum runner's car but found no illegal spirits. A quick look revealed a clever dual tank: five gallons of gasoline in one compartment and ten gallons of whisky in another.
The 88th 688th Infantry Division with the 85th formed a major battle unit in Italy commanded by Maj. Gen. John E. Sloan of Greenville S C. The 88th pursued Germans across the Ausente Valley breaking the Gustav Line at Santa Maria.
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