Glider Infantryman: Behind Enemy Lines in World War II

Acknowledgements

To Betsy Brooks,my wife,and David Brooks,my son:thanks for the countless hours spent working on Glider Infantryman and for your support and help while tirelessly poring over mistakes and unclear words.Also, thanks to David for constructing the index. To Michael Brooks, my son: thanks for your work on the maps. To Mary Rich, Don’s wife, thanks for helping Don with the computer and listening to him recount the memories—many times. To John “Lefty”Wilson, who drew the eight cartoons in this book.Airborne soldiers lived each day under stress, and cartoons depicting the circumstances of everyday soldiers were comforting to many of the men. Screaming Eagles Heroes Thanks for your help in putting together the memories,and for your valiant service to our country: Harold Baker, 401st Glider Infantry Regiment Lloyd Gross, 327th Glider Infantry Regiment, Company G Manuel Hildalgo, 327th Glider Infantry Regiment, Company G George Koskimaki, 101st Airborne Infantry Division, Headquarters Denis Parsons, 327th Glider Infantry Regiment, Company G Jack Sherman, 327th Glider Infantry Regiment, Company G European Historian Helpers Dennis Digger Reg Jans Erwin Janssen Laurent Olivier Tom Peeters Robert Remackle Acknowledgments x acknowledgments US Historian Helpers Mark Bando Charles Day Ken McAuliffe Rich Riley Mark Sheldon Mark Stephenson Soldiers’Wives Audrey Borzymowski Erma Parsons Phyllis Sherman Soldiers’ Families Lloyd Gross family Manuel Hidalgo family Tom Niland family Michael Panic family Henry Proppe family Louis Simpson family Our Agent Gayle Wurst Princeton International Agency for the Arts, LLC 626 Brickhouse Road Princeton, NJ 08540 GliderInfantryman ...