Letters. 1942 Sep. 27-1944 Oct. 1.

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Letters. 1942 Sep. 27-1944 Oct. 1.

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Sergeant, 101st Airborne Division. Killed in action, 8 Oct. 1944. Letters to Marion Page Bunge describing the paratrooper training received by Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry; letters telling of the 101st Airborne's training in England; letters describing action in which the 101st Airborne was involved; letter to Mrs. Rose Easter expressing the sympathy of the 101st Airborne Division on the loss of her son, Charles L. Easter.

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United States Military Academy, USMA Library

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United States. Army. Airborne Division, 101st

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Historical note: The First Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division was sent to Vietnam in 1965. It was the third United States Army unit to arrive. In December of 1967, the remainder of the division was deployed to Bien Hoa, South Vietnam in Operation Eagle Thrust. The 101st was the only army division ever airlifted directly into combat. C-141 aircraft carried 10,356 paratroopers and 5,118 tons of equipment directly into the war zone. From the description of Deployment record, 1967. (...

Bunge, Marion Page.

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Easter, Rose J.

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Easter, Charles L., d. 1944.

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