Larry, that was the second wave, coming in to reinforce the 504th and 505th the next night 12 July 1943. 27 C-47's were shot down, 400 paratroopers killed as Patton and Ridgeway watched in horror. More friendly fire and FUBAR was to come.

SGM Schmidt in our interview was amazing...talking about Korea, the Chosin Reservoir and Task Force Faith..the shattering attack by 10 Chicom divisions, the retreat across the ice and the attack with the Marines south past Koto-Ri, all he would say was, "it wasn't so bad." (Well if that wasn't bad, what's the definition of "bad."). But when he talked about the first day in Sicily ....he choked up.

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