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On board the plane were 12 paratroopers with the 11th Airborne Division, five soldiers in a Counter-intelligence Detachment assigned to the paratroopers, 10 Japanese American linguists in the Military Intelligence Service and four crew members.
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CBS News, 11 May 2024
The Emmy and Peabody Award-winning creator of The Twilight Zone spent three years as a paratrooper during WWII.
—Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 9 May 2024
Hausmann-Stokes served for five years in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper in Iraq before pursuing filmmaking full-time; his experience textures the lives of these fictional veterans.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2024
Charles served as a paratrooper during World War II and then studied business at New York University on the G.I. Bill.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2024
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CBS News, 11 May 2024
The Emmy and Peabody Award-winning creator of The Twilight Zone spent three years as a paratrooper during WWII.
—Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 9 May 2024
Hausmann-Stokes served for five years in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper in Iraq before pursuing filmmaking full-time; his experience textures the lives of these fictional veterans.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2024
Charles served as a paratrooper during World War II and then studied business at New York University on the G.I. Bill.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2024
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“Paratrooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paratrooper. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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