He then volunteered for the U.S. Army Airborne and started training at Camp Toccoa in Georgia. A year later, he was assigned to the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, one of the most elite ...
He was also inducted as a Distinguished Member of the Regiment of the 1-506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), at Fort Campbell, according to the U.S. Army. David is the ...
That region of Belgium and Luxembourg became the scene of heavy fighting that left tens of thousands dead. Within the Battle of the Bulge, the Belgian town of Bastogne was the center of an ...