January 12, 1946 -
A Triumphant Return
Major General James M. Gavin salutes as he leads his
82nd
Airborne Division troops through a huge phalanx
of New Yorkers shouting and cheering the welcome home that the troopers so richly deserved. |
82nd
Airborne in New York's Victory Parade. The line of march was
along Fifth Avenue with the marble
Washington Memorial Arch in the background.
(courtesy William F. Blum, Jr.)
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Hand Salute
General Gavin and staff pass the reviewing stand
(courtesy William F. Blum, Jr.) |
Litter Case Watches Outfit Parade
Lt John W. Evans (center) of New York City,
a litter case from Halloran Hospital, watches from a window as members
of his former outfit, the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, march up
New York's Fifth Avenue during 82nd Airborne Division's victory parade.
[Cumberland Evening Times
(Cumberland, Maryland) · Mon, Jan 14,
1946 · Page 1] |