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re: D Day Invasion: Would you rather be airborne or seaborne? (Edited)
Posted on 5/14/21 at 11:03 am to Scruffy
Posted on 5/14/21 at 11:03 am to Scruffy
I was in 2nd Brigade, 2-502nd Infantry in the 101st Airborne. Of course I'm biased so I'll say Airborne. I was also in the 101st when the Army deactivated our Airborne status in 2013 and we no longer conducted jump training. 101st is fully Air Assault now.
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Posted on 5/14/21 at 11:08 am to Chad504boy
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we may have been better off had the japs took over our country.
frick that. I've seen Man in the High Castle
Posted on 5/14/21 at 11:11 am to Scruffy
One of my grandfathers was a fighter pilot in the Pacific and the other was a naval officer in Europe so I doubt I would have been with the invasion force.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 11:12 am to Scruffy
quote:My Army Ranger PeePaw's ghost just slapped you Scruffy. Army made those landings
marine landing assault
Posted on 5/14/21 at 11:14 am to Scruffy
If it was the 2nd or 3rd wave of the beach storming than I’d storm the beach but otherwise it would be airborne.
That 1st wave of soldiers that stormed Utah and Omaha beaches had balls of steel.
That 1st wave of soldiers that stormed Utah and Omaha beaches had balls of steel.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 11:14 am to The Pirate King
quote:Stupid take is stupid. This generation still has thousand upon thousands voluntarily signing up to go potentially die in completely useless wars in the middle east
Imagine today’s generation…they’d huddle up and cry if one of the Germans called them a name.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 11:14 am to lsupride87
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My Army Ranger PeePaw's ghost just slapped you Scruffy. Army made those landings
If Scruffy had been referencing the actual Marines, he would have capitalized the “M”.
It was in reference to the fact that it was an actual marine assault using vehicles that float on water called boats.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 11:15 am to Scruffy
quote:PeePaw had a quick temper. He still slapped you
f Scruffy had been referencing the actual Marines, he would have capitalized the “M”.
It was in reference to the fact that it was an actual marine assault using vehicles that float on water called boats.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 11:15 am to lsupride87
Posted on 5/14/21 at 11:18 am to RogerTheShrubber
quote:B-17 Ball Turret gunner had the worst survival rate of any position
Would be my worst nightmare.
This post was edited on 5/14/21 at 11:20 am
Posted on 5/14/21 at 11:19 am to Scruffy
Grandfather joined airborne because they offered more pay a month. He told me it was just a few dollars more.
Survived D-Day but later stepped on a landline in France.
Lost an arm but returned to the army as a drill sergeant.
Survived D-Day but later stepped on a landline in France.
Lost an arm but returned to the army as a drill sergeant.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 11:26 am to Scruffy
Depends. The first wave of troops that landed were mowed down att a significant rate. The ones that made it through cleared a path for the rest and then chance of survival was very high.
Paratroopers were sitting ducks as they descended.
Paratroopers were sitting ducks as they descended.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 11:29 am to Chad504boy
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we may have been better off had the japs took over our country.
1. Google the shite the Japanese did in China.
2. If Japan had won the war who knows what they would look like today.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 11:30 am to Scruffy
Which wave? being the first on the beach makes for a much higher chance of being shot
Posted on 5/14/21 at 11:35 am to diremustang
Airborne. First wave on the beaches got shot up pretty good
Posted on 5/14/21 at 11:38 am to Sidicous
James who ?
Posted on 5/14/21 at 12:24 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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Volunteers. Draftees are a totally different situation.
All WWII paratroopers were volunteers (at least to be paratroopers).
Posted on 5/14/21 at 12:28 pm to Goonie02
quote:Shows what I know. I thought they'd been fully air assault for decades.
I was in 2nd Brigade, 2-502nd Infantry in the 101st Airborne. Of course I'm biased so I'll say Airborne. I was also in the 101st when the Army deactivated our Airborne status in 2013 and we no longer conducted jump training. 101st is fully Air Assault now.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 1:01 pm to Scruffy
Not thinking it through, my first instinct was air. I guess now looking at the stats, seaborne.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 1:06 pm to Ace Midnight
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All WWII paratroopers were volunteers (at least to be paratroopers).
I sure hope so. Getting some people out of a plane who dont want to jump could be a huge quandary. I There would probably be permanent damage to the inside of the plane.
Glider pilots had balls of steel, or lots of booze before they flew.
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