Arno G. Whitbread scrapbook, 1944-1945.

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Arno G. Whitbread scrapbook, 1944-1945.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/760299608

Scrapbook of Detroit newspaper coverage of the D-Day invasion and subsequent progress with an emphasis on airborne operations. Includes postcards and ephemera from Berchtesgaden where Whitbread was stationed at the end of the war.

1 oversize volume.

Bentley Historical Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8148851

Bentley Historical 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. (...

Whitbread, Arno G.

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Arno Whitbread, from Detroit, served with the 101st Airborn Division during World War II as a member of the 327th Glider Infantry Regiment. Whitbread landed in Normandy by glider on June 7, 1944. From the description of Arno G. Whitbread scrapbook, 1944-1945. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 760299608 ...