Books About The 508th

•  508th Library

Newsletters, Newspapers

•  Devil's Digest Editions
•  1st Dogface In Germany
•  4th BCT News Releases
•  508th PIR Association (WW-II)
•  Bygones (Melchi flees prison to wed)
•  Clay County Honors 508th
•  Family & Friends of The 508th
•  Flag of the United States
•  GI's Died There Too
•  HQ1 In The 30th & Final Reunion
•  Memorial to GIs at Wollaton Park
•  Monthly 508th News Columns
•  Normandy Rescue
•  Phillips Dropped n Normandy

Regimental & Association History

•  Executive Summary by O.B. Hill

Poetry of The 508th

•  To The 82nd Airborne Division
•  The Colonel
•  Freedom's Light
•  I Have Never Forgotten You
•  Soaring Wings
•  Legend
•  Liberation
•  Normandy Interlude
•  Paratrooper Heaven
•  The Poem

Individual Citations

•  Certificate of Merit - Sgt. R. L. Kitchen
•  Bronze Star Medal - Harold E. Brodd
•  Applying For French Legion of Honor
•  Jump School Graduation Certificates

Memoirs

•  Paratrooper (Ed Isbell - 507th P.I.R)
•  A Paratrooper Chaplain (Francis L. Sampson)
•  An American POW in Germany (George Rosie, 506th P.I.R, 101st Airborne Division)

508th Commemoratives

•  508th P.I.R Memorialized on Panamanian Coin

Armor In Normandy

•  Panzer Ersatz und Ausbildungs Abteilung 100 in Normandy

Memorabilia

•  Ammo Case
•  Battalion Helmet Logos
•  Don Biles Awards Display Case
•  C-47 Anniversary Fund Donation
•  D-Day Commemorative Postcard
•  DeGaeta - Transfer to the 508th
•  First Aid Kit
•  Flashlight
•  Gas Alert Rattler
•  Headquarters Company Flag
•  Honor Guard Figurines
•  Induction Notice
•  Membership Cards
•  Officers Mess
•  Parachutist’s Medical Kit  (Period 1942-1944)
•  Parachutist Songs From WW II
•  Pocket Compass
•  Schlegel Pass
•  The Most Famous Pinups of WW-II
•  Uniforms of WW-II (specific mentions of 508th)

Miscellany

•  Airborne Cartoons
•  Army  Chain of Commands
•  Army Pay Scale - 1947
•  Gintjee Artwork
• Gen. Gavin Letter
•  WW-II D-Day Maps
•  WW-II Troop Carrier Command

Newspapers and Magazines

•  D-Day Plus 60
•  France Amerique
•  Fayetteville (NC) Observer
•  G.I.'s Who Won Our Hearts
•  Jesse Owens news articles
•  LIFE Magazine - 1940
•  MiniCam - 1944
•  Nottingham Evening Post
•  Nottingham Observer
•  NY Times - 1984
•  YANK Magazine - 1943
•  YANK Magazines - 1944
•  UK Veterans Day 2007

On-Line Publications

•  Static Line Magazine
•  Drop Zone Virtual Museum
•  508th PIR- Bulletin Board

Rank Insignia - Then and Now

•  Enlisted Insignia
•  Warrant Officer Insignia
•  Commissioned Officer Insignia
•  History of Rank
•  Origins of Rank
•  Origins of Insignia
•  Silver vs. Gold Insignia

Researching Military Men

•  How To Locate Anyone Who Is Or Has Been In The Military
•  Individual Deceased Personnel File
•  Presidential Memorial Certificate

Shop 'Cuz You Dropped

•  Airborne Mall
•  Camp Blanding Museum Gift Shop (Mail Order)
•  Parachute Jump Wings & Regimental Wing Background Ovals
•  U.S. Army Airborne Decals
•  U.S. Army Airborne Patches

Theme Materials

•  508th's Official Song (lyrics)
•  "All American" Sung by 82nd Airborne Choir
•  "Blood Upon The Risers" (lyrics)
•  Parachutists Creed
•  Paratrooper Prayer

Video Clips

•  Before You Go - tribute to WWII veterans
•  Palm Beach Post Movie Clip - features 508th veterans

War Souvenirs

•  508th Commemorative Mugs
•  Army Exchange Meal Ticket
•  Army Exchange Ration cards
•  Belgian Franc Note note with buddies signatures (1)
•  Belgian Franc Note note with buddies signatures (2)
•  Catholic Services Schedule (Germany)
•  Cheltenham Club Card
•  Eagle's Nest Map
•  Engraved Flare Shell
•  French Franc note with buddies signatures
•  Fraternization Rules Card
•  German Collector Cards
•  German Propaganda Leaflet
•  German Klasse B Pass
•  George Gurwell's Memorabilia
•  Luger Certificate
•  Faustpatrone Instructions
•  Reuben Weiner's Collection
•  Nazi NSKK Pin
•  NCO Club Card
•  Regimental Mess Card
•  Two Day Pass
•  War Bond Posters