| TRAINING AT CAMP MACKALL |
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Twelve
Airborne troops under Glider wing, give a sense of just how large these Waco gliders were
|
Glider In Tow
C-46 or C-47 aircraft takes Off Camp Mackall, NC
as they practice for the big day |
 Paratroops Loading
transport plane
was a popular postcard for the folks back home
|
 Edward
Christensen [l]
appears dressed for MP duty while at Camp Mackall. Man on right is
unidentified.
Edward was KIA in Holland on Sep 21, 1944.
(Courtesy of Anna Christensen) |
|
 Aldo
Bettelli (l) and Robert Norris
outside one of Camp Mackall's infamous tarpaper shacks.
(courtesy of Irv Shanley) |
 Don
Biles
(facing camera) and others seem to be listening seriously to a
briefing |
 Practice Jumps
were made frequently to hone the parachutists skills learned at Fort Benning |
 Harold
O. Canyon (aka Kulju)
demonstrates what the well dressed paratrooper wore in 1943 when he was assigned to HQ 2nd. Harold jumped into Normandy and Holland. He also served in the Battle of
the Bulge
(photo and details courtesy Irving Shanley) |
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Grabbe Group
Lt. Grabbe (front, center) is the only identified man in this stick of troopers training at Camp Mackall |
Field Photo
absence of weapons implies this was a training exercise. Men
are presumed to be Hq 2nd
(courtesy of Irv Shanley) |
Christ's Crew
[l-r] Front row: unknown, SSgt George E. Christ, Jr. (cadre),
unknown. Back row" Irv Shanley, Bob Speers, unknown, unknown
(courtesy of Irv Shanley) |
