Oral Histories from the 82nd Airborne Division on D-Day

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Paratroopers from the "All American" 82nd Airborne Division describe the days leading up to Normandy on D-Day, and the harrowing night drop behind enemy lines in the pre-dawn hours of June 6, 1944. Interviews include Captain Roy E. Creek, Captain Chester E. Graham, 1st Lieutenant John W. Marr, 1st Lieutenant Homer H. Jones, Sergeant Elmo E. Bell, Private First Class Fred E. Morgan, and historian Ed Ruggero.

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