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AIRBORNE AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS MUSEUM


Super Troopers
were available each day to pilot our vans and act as load masters

On The Road Again
as the vans head to this first stop of our two-day touring of Fayetteville and Fort Bragg

Bobby Feuillye, Arlene Powers and Jack Schlegel were amongst the passengers

Lobby Area
is dominated by this parachutist

Lifelike parachutist model Modern style chute
worn by a figure at lobby's rear

Bill McClure [r] with grandsons Cody, Gabriel, and son-in-law Shoe Smith
508ers Field Jacket is displayed with red embroidery outlining where the owner was wounded
508th Insignia Meaning
is commemorated as well

On The Ground
 a paratrooper is back dropped by other jumpers still in the air


French Resistance
meets with a G.I.

Cody and Shoe Smith, Tom Purkins pose in front of the parachutist
Bill McClure
recounts his D-Day jump to young troopers

Kelso Horne
taken from cover August 14 1944 issue of Life Magazine (photo taken June 19th in Normandy)


Margery and Jim Smith with George Shenkle

Ray Wilson with daughters Astrid Smith and Cynthia Carruth

Barbara Asher and best friend Betty Embry

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