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Originally Posted by greenberetTFS
Pete,do you happen to know if any off them may still be alive?..... 
Big Teddy  |
Time marches on. Anybody 20 years old in 1941 would be 90 today. The ranks of the WW II vets are getting thinner and thinner.
While others had made parachute jumps in the 20s and 30s the first real "paratrooper" to jump from an aircraft while in flight, from the test platoon, was an officer. The second was an enlisted man. Can you find their names.
Trivia - the second man, enlisted, was second in a lottery for the slot. The winner declined to jump. Can anyone find his name?
Teaching Point - when given the chance to grab the brass ring take it - it might be the only chance you get.