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Members of an American airborne force file into a C-47, to be later dropped into Holland, for an attack which will be another step towards the invasion of the Reich on still…
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Aldermaston, England, 1944: Members of an American airborne force file into a C-47, to be later…

Aldermaston, England, 09/17/1944

SC 194653Field no. ETO-HQ-44-14870RG 111
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Members of an American airborne force file into a C-47, to be later dropped into Holland, for an attack which will be another step towards the invasion of the Reich on still another front. ETO, 17 Sept 44. England.

Date
09/17/1944
Place
Aldermaston, England · approximate position
Units
101st Airborne Division, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment
SC number
194653
Field number
ETO-HQ-44-14870
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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