Report of Airborne Pathfinder Operation "Nuts" / [by] Captain Frank L. Brown, 1945.

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Report of Airborne Pathfinder Operation "Nuts" / [by] Captain Frank L. Brown, 1945.

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General description of the collection: This collection consists of a copy of Captain Frank L. Brown's 7 January 1945 "Report of Airborne Pathfinder Operation "Nuts," made by the 9th Information & Historical Services, Forward Airborne Area (FAA) on 27 June 1945. The report was originally produced by the Headquarters, IV Transport Control Card (TCC) Pathfinder Group (Prov.), Office of the VXIII Corps (Airborne). The report describes the timeline of the Pathfinder's jump into Bastogne, gives the names of the participants and a tally of the drops made to resupply Bastogne between 23 and 27 December 1944. The conclusion of the report gives a few suggestions for future commitments of Airborne Pathfinder Teams, and a map of the dropzone established around Bastogne.

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United States. Army. Airborne Corps, XVIII

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Brown, Frank Logan

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On 22 December 1944, the Airborne Pathfinder Detachment was alerted for a two-stick (20 man) mission to establish a drop zone near the German-surrounded town of Bastogne in order to resupply the 101st Airborne Division. The Airborne Pathfinder's drop was successfully completed on 23 December 1944, and allowed 819 planes to drop supplies and 44 gliders to land near Bastogne between 23 and 27 December 1944. From the description of Report of Airborne Pathfinder Operation "Nuts" / [by] C...