Pathfinders of the 82nd Airborne Division

Stick 1 – 508th PIR
Operation Neptune – June 6, 1944


505th PIR: Stick 1 ; Stick 2 ; Stick 3

507th PIRStick 1 ; Stick 2 ; Stick 3

508th PIR: Stick 1Stick 2 ; Stick 3


Image : Stick 1 du 508th PIR de la 101ème division aéroportée

 

Serial 5:


#16

Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain

42-92843

Miles


Pathfinders 1/508



#18

Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain

43-15163

Wood


Pathfinders 3/508



#17

Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain

42-93096

Gaudio


Pathfinders 2/508


Drop zone: DZ “N” (508th PIR)
Drop time:
01h38

Dakota C-47 crew – Shalk 16
Pilot: Miles
Co-pilot: Gilliam
Navigator: Gene Wilger
Crew chief: N. Herro

Pathfinders – Stick 1 – 508th PIR
Captain Niels McRoberts – 82nd Airborne Div., 505th PIR
Second Lieutenant Robert J. Weaver – 82nd Airborne Div., 508th PIR, 1st Bn, Hq
Corporal R. J. Smith – 82nd Airborne Div.
Private First Class J. T. Barkley – 82nd Airborne Div.
Private First Class Paul Demciak – 82nd Airborne Div., 508th PIR, 1st Bn, B Co
Private First Class Cipriano Gomez – 82nd Airborne Div., 508th PIR, 1st Bn, C Co
Private First Class Wilburn L. Sutler – 82nd Airborne Div., 508th PIR, 1st Bn, C Co
Private A. B. Cannon – 82nd Airborne Div., 508th PIR, 1st Bn, A Co
Private Donald E. Krause – 82nd Airborne Div., 508th PIR, 1st Bn, B Co
Private Nicolas R. Trevino – 82nd Airborne Div., 508th PIR, 1st Bn, B Co
Private James H. Weinerth – 82nd Airborne Div.