Take New Ground
Do you recognize these two names? Frank Lillyman and Leonard Schroeder. Frank was the first parachutist from the 501st parachute infantry regiment to jump out of a C47 transport plane in the wee hours of D-Day, June 1944. He was the first American to parachute out into France. Leonard Schroeder was the first American soldier on the beach on D-Day. He landed at 6:15am. When...
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