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325th GIR WW II
Medal of Honor Recipient
  Pfc Charles N. DeGlopper



















Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) Recipient
Col Charles Billingslea
Pfc James L. Geach
Col Harry L. Lewis
1/Lt Joseph F. Myers
Sgt DeWitt S. Terry
Lt Col Terry Sanford
Lt Col John H. Swenson
2/Lt Donald B. Wason






















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USAAF Airborne Troop Carriers in World War II

The American Experience: D- Day (PBS)

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Hitler's Decision to defend Italy (CMH)

Stalemate in Italy

The Drop Zone: D-Day Glider Landing

The Decision to Launch Operation Market Garden

A Gliderman's Diary Excerpt during the Ardennes

The Ardennes: Battle of the Bulge





























Sojourn in Hell: A GI’s Journey from Boot Camp to POW Camp
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 The 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
Trooper Pictures

Pfc Mario Alessi

Pfc Mario Alessi
325th GIR Co A
KIA 7 June 44

 Pfc Gene Andriano (Source: Philip Hoyle

Pfc Gene Andriano
325th GIR Co A
KIA 5 July 44

 Pvt Kenneth C {Buck} Ball (Source: B Jeffries)

Pvt Kenneth C Ball
325th GIR Co A
DOW 02 Feb 1945
Sgt John W Crawley - Silver Star

Sgt John W Crawley
325th GIR Co A
Silver Star

 Sgt Russell L Dozer

Sgt Russell L Dozer
325th GIR Co A
KIA 3 July 44

 Pfc Richard C Eshleman Sr - Purple Heart (Source: Thomas Kibler)

Pfc Richard C Eshleman Sr
325th GIR
Company A
Pvt James C McCormick (Source: Ansley Moore)

Pvt James C McCormick
325th GIR Co A
KIA 7 June 44

 1/Lt Wilbur E Heckman

1/Lt Wilbur E Heckman
325th GIR CO
Company A

 1/Lt William R Williams Jr Silver Star Recipient (Source: B Jeffries)

1/Lt William R Williams Jr
325th GIR Co A
SS - PH 2(OLC)
Pfc James A Bolton Sr - Purple Heart Oak leaf Cluster

Pfc James A Bolton Sr
325th GIR
Company B

 Pfc Carl J Bowers - Sniper (Source:B Jeffries)

Pfc Carl J Bowers
325th GIR Co B
Sniper

 Pvt Earl Breeden (Source: B Jeffries)

Pvt Earl Breeden
325th GIR Co B
MIA 02 Oct 1944 (BS)
S/Sgt Raymond Marco Dentino

S/Sgt Raymond M Dentino
325th GIR Co B
KIA 29 Sept 44

 Pvt Robert A Rosario

Pvt Robert A Rosario
325th GIR
Company B

 Pfc Louis Weldon Moon

Pfc Louis W. Moon
325th GIR CO B
Bronze Star
Sgt Lyman C Aspedon - Company C

Sgt Lyman C Aspedon
325th GIR Co C
KIA 4 Jan 45

 Pvt Clyde Ballew (Source: B Jeffries)

Pvt Clyde Ballew
325th GIR Co C
DOW 02 Oct 1944

 Pfc James D Bristow

Pfc James D Bristow
325th GIR
Company C
Pfc Ray T Burchell

Pfc Ray T Burchell
325th GIR
Company C

 Pfc Charles Davis - 194th GIR/325th GIR

Pfc Charles Davis
194th GIR/325th GIR
Company C

 Pfc Charles DeGlopper

Pfc Charles DeGlopper
325th GIR CO C (MOH)
KIA 9 June 44
Pfc Charles W Foster (Courtesy of his sister: Martha Tippett

Pfc Charles W Foster
325th GIR
Company C

 Sgt Arthur E Jacikas

Sgt Arthur E Jacikas
325th GIR
Company C

 Pvt Lyle D Sande

Pvt Lyle D Sande
325th GIR
Company C
Pvt George Steward

Pvt George Steward
325th GIR
Company C

 Cpl Stephen Zera (Source: Thomas Kibler)

Cpl Stephen Zera
325th GIR
Company C

 Capt Wayne Pierce - Commanding Officer Company C

Capt Wayne Pierce
325th GIR Co C
Commanding Officer
Cpl Raymond A Krylowski

Cpl Raymond A Krylowski
325th GIR
Company D

 Pfc Roland (Bud) Kutz - 325 Company D - {[European Theater Medal (4 Stars, 1 Arrowhead & WIA] Courtesy of his cousin: Larry E Long]}

Pfc Roland Bud Kutz
325th GIR
Company D

 Pfc Prudencio Ayarzagoitia Jr (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc P Ayarzagoitia Jr
325th GIR Co E
KIA 02 Feb 1945
Pfc Francis E Boliek WIA 4 Jan 1945 (Source: Suzie Veazey)

Pfc Francis E Boliek
325th GIR
Company E

 Pfc Elijah <i>Bud</i> DeWalt

Pfc Elijah Bud DeWalt
325th GIR
Company E

 Pfc Carl E Drew (Source: Harry Hawkey)

Pfc Carl E Drew
325th GIR Co E
KIA 3 July 1944
Pfc Irvin W Frankart (Source:B Jeffries)

Pfc Irvin W Frankart
325th GIR CO E
KIA 6 June 1944

 Pfc Harold M May

Pfc Harold M May
325th GIR CO E
KIA 9 June 1944

 S/Sgt Gordon H Mc Coy - Silver Star Recipient POW Stalag 11B (Source: B Jeffries)

S/Sgt Gordon H Mc Coy
325th GIR CO E
POW-Stalg 11B (SS)
S/Sgt Clarence L Mullen

S/Sgt Clarence L Mullen
325th GIR
Company E

 Pfc Rocco J Tucci (Source: Christopher Tucci)

Pfc Rocco J Tucci
325th GIR CO E
KIA 23 June 1944

 2/Lt Walter R Tucholski Jr

2/Lt Walter R Tucholski Jr
325th GIR CO E
KIA 14 Oct 1944
Pvt James C Alexander (Source:B Jeffries)

Pvt James C Alexander
325th GIR CO F
DOW 27 Sept 1944

 Pvt Lavern E Anderson (Source:B Jeffries)

Pvt Lavern E Anderson
325th GIR CO F
KIA 23 Dec 1944

 Pfc Fred W Armstrong (Source:B Jeffries)

Pfc Fred W Armstrong
325th GIR CO F
KIA 23 Dec 1944
2/Lt Henry B Citty

2/Lt Henry B Citty
325th GIR CO F
KIA 24 Sept 1943

 Pvt George Gardner

Pvt George Gardner
325th GIR
Company F

 Pvt Delbert Bradlet Humpston

Pfc George Hankins
325th GIR
Company F
Pfc William Kostuk

Pfc William Kostuk
325th GIR
Company F

 Pfc Earl Miller

Pfc Earl Miller
325th GIR
Company F

 Pfc Matthew W Parks

Pfc Matthew W Parks
325th GIR Co F
POW
Pvt Samuel Payne

Pvt Samuel Payne
325th GIR
Company F

 Pvt Lige Yeary

Pvt Lige Yeary
325th GIR
Company F

 1/Lt Joe Gault

1/Lt Joe Gault
325th GIR
Company F
1/Lt Harold Hahn

1/Lt Harold Hahn
325th GIR
Company F
Pvt William E Adair - Company G (Source: Ernst Bruinsma)

Pvt William E Adair
325th GIR Co G
KIA 2 Oct 1944

 Pvt Edgar J Ashenfelter (Source: B Jeffries)

Pvt Edgar J Ashenfelter
325th GIR Co G
MIA 8 June 1944 (BS)

 Pvt John G Christ (Courtesy: David Azar)

Pvt John G Christ
325th GIR
Company G
Pfc Lowell T Hargreaves(Courtesy: David Azar)

Pfc Lowell T Hargreaves
325th GIR
Company G

 Pvt Delbert Bradlet Humpston

Pvt Delbert B Humpston
325th GIR Co G
1st Platoon

 S/Sgt Alfred H King (Courtesy: Gail Goriesky)

S/Sgt Alfred H King
325th GIR Co G
KIA 6 June 1944
Pfc Herbert G Sanderson Silver Star Recipient

Pfc Herbert G Sanderson
325th GIR Co G
DOW 11 June 1944 (SS)

 Pfc Woodrow Wilson

Pfc Woodrow Wilson
325th GIR
Company G

 Capt Irvin Bloom

Capt Irvin Bloom
325th GIR Co G
KIA 9 June 1944
1/Lt William L Reinig

1/Lt William L Reinig
325th GIR
Company G

 Pfc Lester Schwarm(Courtesy: David Azar)

Pfc Lester Schwarm
325th GIR
Company H
S/Sgt A T Head - Company I (Courtesy of Tray Davis)

S/Sgt A.T. Head
325th GIR
Company I

 S/Sgt Ruben Miller - Company I (Courtesy of his grandson JR Vicha)

S/Sgt Ruben Miller
325th GIR
Company I
Sgt Frank H Stroot

Sgt Frank H Stroot
325th GIR
Company K

 T/Sgt Russ Sunbury

T/Sgt Russ Sunbury
325th GIR CO K
3rd Platoon

 T/4 Paul R Weyrauch Jr

T/4 Paul R Weyrauch Jr
325th GIR
Company K
T/Sgt Anthony Red Visco (Source: Tony Visco)

T/Sgt Anthony Red Visco
325th GIR
Company K

 T/Sgt Edward Wojcik

T/Sgt Edward Wojcik
325th GIR
Company K

 Sgt Dorsey Darold Boone - 2nd Battalion 401st GIR Co G/325th GIR Co L (Source: Dorsey Wilkin)

Sgt Dorsey Darold Boone
325th GIR
Company L
1/Lt Thomas E Goodson Jr 2nd Battalion 401st GIR Co G/325th GIR Co L

1/Lt Thomas E Goodson Jr
325th GIR Co L
KIA 14 June 1944

 1/Lt Joseph F Myers 2nd Battalion 401st GIR Co G/325th GIR Co L (Source: Dorsey Wilkin)

1/Lt Joseph F Myers
325th GIR Co L
KIA 30 Sept 1944 DSC

 S/Sgt Warren Dale Poteete

S/Sgt Warren D Poteete
325th GIR
Company L
Pfc Noah Leon Chalkley (Courtesy: Thomas Kibler)

Pfc Leon Chalkley
325th GIR
Company M

 Pfc Daniel Kostoff

Pfc Daniel Kostoff
325th GIR
Company M
Pfc John H Arnold (Courtesy: B Jeffries)

Pfc John H Arnold
325th GIR Co Hq 1
KIA 07 June 1944

 Pvt Arthur R Madgwick Jr (Courtesy: Gary E Banas)

Pvt Arthur R Madgwick Jr
325th GIR Co Hq 1
KIA 13 June 1944

 Pfc Donald E Root

Pfc Donald E Root
325th GIR Co Hq 1
KIA 7 June 1944
S/Sgt Dominic A Tarasco

S/Sgt Dominic A Tarasco
325th GIR Co Hq 1
KIA 6 June 1944

 Pfc Reuben Preston Mims (Courtesy: Nick Rhodes [nephew])

Pfc Reuben Preston Mims
325th GIR Co Hq 2
KIA 30 Sept 1944
Pfc Wilbur T Fields

Pfc Wilbur T Fields
325th GIR Srvc Co
KODY 5 Feb 1945

 T/5 Dominic D De Rosa

T/5 Dominic D De Rosa
325th GIR Srvc Co
KIA 28 Sept 1944

 Pvt Clifford Lee Wade (Source:Philip Hoyle)

Pvt Clifford L Wade
325th GIR Srvc Co
Truck Driver (BS)
T/4 Everett N Baker (Courtesy: B Jeffries)

T/4 Everett N Baker
325th GIR RHQ
KIA 25 June 1944

 Pfc Arden Hoskins

Pfc Arden Hoskins
325th GIR
RHQ

 Pvt Orton Thomas Altig

Pvt Orton Thomas Altig
325th GIR
KIA 6 April 1945
Pvt Ernest L Austin Died in jeep accident North Africa (Source: B Jeffries)

Pvt Ernest L Austin
325th GIR
KODY 22 June 1943

 Pfc Reuben Wesley Rector (Source: Phyllis Crenshaw)

Pfc Reuben W Rector
325th GIR
KIA 30 Jan 1945

 Pfc Salvador Becerra - Death Non Battle (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Salvador Becerra
325th GIR
DODY Date Unknown
Pfc Anthony Joseph Jaeger

Pfc Anthony J Jaeger
325th GIR
Company Unknown

 Pfc Clyde G Kirby - WIA Market Garden

Pfc Clyde G Kirby
325th GIR
Company Unknown

 Pfc Darrel P Spalding - (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Darrel P Spalding
325th GIR
Company Unknown
Pfc Ellis James Overmyer (Source: Laurel Overmeyer)

Pfc Ellis James Overmyer
325th GIR
Bronze Star Recipient

 Pfc Leonard E Leake - 1st Battalion Company Unknown

Pfc Leonard E Leake
325th GIR 1 Btn
KIA 2 Feb 45

 Pfc Elmer J Meiler - Company Unknown (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Elmer J Meiler
325th GIR
KIA 5 Jan 45
Captain Francis M Moise Jr

Capt Francis M. Moise Jr
325th GIR
Bronze Star

 1/Lt Neal L Vick

1/Lt Neal L Vick
325th GIR
Bronze Star

 Col Charles W Billingslea

Col Charles W Billingslea
325th GIR
CO 1944-1946


books
R E L A T E D   B O O K S

Ambrose, Stephen E D-DAY June 6,1944: The Climatic Battle of WW II. 6/93, Simon & Shuster ISBN: 0671673343
Badsey , Stephen & Chandler, David G (Editor)  Arnhem 1944: Operation "Market Garden" (Campaign No.24) 1993 96p. ISBN: 1855323028
Breuer, William B Geronimo! American Paratroopers in WWII. New York: St. Martin Press, 1989 621 p. ISBN: 0-312-03350-8
Covais, Joseph S Battery: C. Lenton Sartain and the Airborne GIs of the 319th Glider Field Artillery. CreateSpace, 9/2011 586 p. ISBN: 1463578318
D'Este, Carlonbsp; Decision in Normandy William S Konnecky Assc(P), 560 p. ISBN: 1568522606
D'Este, Carlo  Patton: A Genius for War 1024 pp ISBN: 0060927623
De Trez, Michel  American Paratrooper Helmets: Mediterranean & European Theater of Operations  June, 2010, Histoire & Collections, 272 p. ISBN: 2352501415
De Trez, Michel  American Warriors: Pictorial History of the American Paratroopers Prior to Normandy  July, 1998, D-Day Pub, 212 p. ISBN: 2960017609
De Trez, Michel  At the Point of No Return : Pictorial History of the American Paratroopers in the Invasion of Normandy 7/98, D-Day Pub, 200 p. ISBN: 2960017617
Falerios, Kenton J.  Give Me Something I Can't Do: The History of the 82nd Military Police Company, WW 1 to Iraq Nov 2007, Authorhouse, 192 p ISBN: 1434337197
Gavin, James M.  On to Berlin : Battles of an Airborne Commander, 1943-1946 ISBN: 0670525170
Golden, Lewis Echoes From Arnhem Penguin ISBN: 0718305213
Koehl, Thomas  & Condon, Billy  Sojourn in Hell: A GI’s Journey from Boot Camp to POW Camp Watermark Publishing, 2022 ISBN: 979-8-9867737-1-1
MacDonald, Charles B  A Time For Trumpets: The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge Wm Morrow & Co (P), 720 p. ISBN: 068151574
Masters, Charles J.  Glidermen of Neptune: The American D-Day Glider Attack  Southern Illinois Univ Press, ISBN:0809320088
McKenzie, John  On Time, On Target Novato, CA: Presidio, May 15,2000. 304 p. ISBN: 089 141 714 1
Nigl, Dr Alfred J & Charles A Nigl  Silent Wings - Savage Death Santa Ana, CA: Graphic Publishing, Dec 3,2007. 288 p. ISBN: 1882824318
Nordyke , Phil All American All the Way: Combat History of the 82nd Airborne Division in World War II Zenith Press, April 2005. 880 pgs ISBN: 0760322015
Ospital, John  We Wore Jump Boots and Baggy Pants Willow House, 1977. 118 p. ISBN: 0912450150
Ruggero, Ed  Combat Jump: The Young Men who Led the Assault into Fortress Europe, July, 1943  HarperCollins, 10/21/2003. 388 p. ISBN: 0060088753
Pierce , Wayne Let's Go!: Combat History of the 325th GIR in World War II  Professional Press, (1997) 344 pgs ISBN: 1570873518
Ryan, Cornelius The Longest Day  Touchstone Books (P), 350 p. ISBN: 0671890913
Ryan, Cornelius  A Bridge Too Far 670p. ISBN: 0684803305
Turnbull, Peter I Maintain The Right: The 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion in WW II Authorhouse, Oct 31,2005. 204 p. ISBN: 1420871447
van Lunteren, Frank Blocking Kampfgruppe Peiper: The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in the Battle of the Bulge Casemate, Sept 19,2015. 368 p. ISBN: 1612003133
van Lunteren, Frank The Battle of Bridges: The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Operation Market Garden Casemate, June 1,2014. 336 p. ISBN: 1612002323
van Lunteren, Frank Spearhead of the Fifth Army: The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Italy from the Winter Line To Anzio Casemate, Sept 16,2016. 320 p. ISBN: 161200427X
Wildman, John B All Americans 82nd Airborne. Meadowlands Militaria, 6/83 ISBN:091 208 1007
The Center of Military History The War in the Mediterranean: A WWII Pictorial History Brasseys, Inc., 465 p. ISBN:1574881302
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