Adjutant's journal : Second Battalion, 503d Parachute Infantry : typescript, 1943.

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Adjutant's journal : Second Battalion, 503d Parachute Infantry : typescript, 1943.

Relates to military operations of the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment in the New Guinea campaign during World War II, especially to the parachute landing at Nadzab, New Guinea, and to circumstances surrounding the death and presumed suicide of the regimental commander, Colonel Kenneth Kinsler. Includes retrospective interpellations, a battalion roster, and a related sound recording.

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Kinsler, Kenneth, d. 1943.

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Riseley, Jerry

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First lieutenant, United States Army; adjutant, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1943. From the description of Adjutant's journal : Second Battalion, 503d Parachute Infantry : typescript, 1943. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122554490 ...

United States. Army. Parachute Regimental Combat Team, 503rd

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