Put Us Down In Hell: The Combat History of the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment in World War II Cheryl Holly Ka'ahumanu

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Put Us Down In Hell: The Combat History of the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment in World War II Cheryl Holly Ka'ahumanuThe 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment was one of the elite parachute regiments of World War II. Attached to the famed 82nd Airborne Division, it parachuted into Normandy during the predawn hours of June 6, 1944, spearheading the invasion of Hitler's fortress Europe. There, it fought with distinction for thirty four days before being relieved. Less than sixty days later, the regiment made a daring daylight jump fifty three miles behind German lines to