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Three members of the WWII Airborne Demonstration Team display the typical loadout of gear worn by US Paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions on D-Day.

The WWII ADT was one of several groups of airborne re-enactors that jumped in period-correct uniforms and gear, with authentic military canopy parachutes, from a fleet of C-47 ‘Dakotas’ onto original D-Day drop zones during the 75th anniversary of D-Day on June 6, 2019.

(Photo by Gary Daniels)

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BAND OF BROTHERS | Day of Days

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Battleship Texas crew take on wounded 2nd Rangers on June 7, 1944.

June 7, 1944, the USS TEXAS, receives information from the USS HARDING that the Ranger forces at Pointe Du Hoe were requesting small arms ammunition, food, and that a number of the wounded were badly in need of medical attention. TEXAS obtained two LCVPs, provided food, water, and ammunition, and dispatched the landing craft to the beach below Pointe Du Hoe.

In the afternoon, the LCVPs returned with thirty-five wounded from the 2nd Ranger Battalion, twenty-seven prisoners of war, and one deceased member of the United States Coast Guard. Those who were able would climb aboard while others were hoisted using the ship's cranes. The entire medical staff of TEXAS tended to the wounded, working steadily throughout the night. One Ranger, Staff Sergeant Leon H. Otto, F Co., 2nd Ranger Battalion, died on the ship's operating table from wounds he sustained while fighting at Pointe Du Hoe.

Post on the Battleship Texas Foundation Facebook page: link

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Two Canadian soldiers overlooking a model of the defenses on Juno Beach, after capturing a German command center at Courseulles-sur-Mer, Normandy, France. 6 June 1944

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On 6 June 1944, Canadian Forces landed on Juno Beach. D-Day, as this day would become known, was the largest amphibious invasion of all time, led to the liberation of France, and marked the beginning of the end of the Second World War. This Heritage Minute tells the story of 47-year-old Major Archie MacNaughton, a First World War veteran and leader of the North Shore New Brunswick Regiment’s A Company. Our story is a tribute to the Canadian soldiers who fought on D-Day – ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances.

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Members of the WWII Airborne Demonstration Team pose for a group photo before their flight. The team showcases the gear worn by US Paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions for the invasion of Normandy.

Pictured above: The WWII ADT was showcasing their jump operations at their home at Frederick Army Air Field/KFDR, Frederick, Oklahoma

(Photo by Gary Daniels)