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Amtracs on Leyte after the 511th hit the
beach. (Gale) |
The
Airborne Assault Noemfoor
Rats Ass
Charge
The 511th clashed head-on into the fresh Japanese 29th
Division in a "Dog-Eat-Dog, No Front, No Rear", battle. |
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Hunger proved to be an intense personal experience for the troops of
the 511 PIR, battling on Leyte, the Philippines. as this excellent account written by
Ralph Ermatinger describes.
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No One Smiled On Leyte by Deane E. Marks
of HQ2-511th PIR. A great personal account about the 511th's actions on Leyte.
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Japanese Airborne Assault BG Henry Muller, Jr. , wartime G-2 of the 11th, recalls the Japanese
parachute assault on the rear echelon of the 11th Airborne Division on Leyte, Philippines,
December 7, 1944.
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"Strength
From Above" - A
historical chronicle of the 511th PIR. Dr. James Lorio, former G Company Commander, used
"Strength From Above" to recount personal accounts and the exploits of the men
of the 511th PIR. |
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503rd on Mindoro |
The Raid on Paluan Jack Herzig's story of the 503rd PIR's mission to seize a
Japanese observation post in the Philippines.
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