Two of the last 82nd Airborne paratroopers who jumped at D-Day describe their experience
By Ken Chamberlain
In this photo provided by the U.S. Army Signal Corps, U.S. paratroopers from the 82nd and 101st airborne divisions fix their static lines before a jump before dawn over Normandy on D-Day June 6, 1944, in France. (U.S. Army Signal Corps via AP)
Of the thousands of U.S. and allied troops that took part in D-Day, two 82nd Airborne paratroopers were in France last June for the D-Day anniversary.
The two ― George Schenkle and Joseph Morettini ― were interviewed in France in June 2017 by the Army (the video, by Staff Sgt. James Walker, was posted to DVIDS on Jan. 25, 2018).
The last two D-Day paratroopers share their perspectives of that fateful day (Staff Sgt. James Walker/Army via DVIDS)
Correction: A previous version of this story misstated the number of surviving 82nd Airborne members.
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