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Gordon and his light machine gun platoon were dropped off target just like most of those jumping into southern France to launch Operation Dragoon. Attached

Continuing on with excerpts from The Hotton Report. Sometime after midnight on the 21st of December, the commanding officer and battalion heads of the 517th

“No physical courage and no brute instinct can take the place of Divine help which alone can sustain him. However horrible the incidents of war

The following account was drawn from a book written in 2006 by Robert K. McDonald, called, The Hotton Report. It tells of the importance of

While resting in an Italian based camp prior to the launch of Operation Dragoon, CPL Charles E. Pugh of the 596th Parachute Engineer Company, tuned

The capture of Rome was incredibly important to the Allies. It was hoped that the capture of the Italian capital might draw German troops away

https://www.history.com/news/v-e-day-around-the-world On May 8, 1945 – known as Victory in Europe Day or V-E Day – celebrations erupted around the world to mark the end

Later in June, the 517th was taken off the line, getting some much-needed rest and joining the IV Corps reserve. The Mediterranean High Command had

The invasion of Normandy was getting closer and the Germans, not knowing where the Allies would hit them, knew that an invasion was imminent and