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 Ready and Raring To Go
Benjamin Nienart (l) and James Rizzuto (r) flank an unidentified 508er.
Photo was taken in Wollaton Park on September 17, 1944 as the 508th prepared
for the Market Garden Jump
Both Nienart and Rizzuto survived the war. |
 Ready But Maybe Not Raring To Go
Conrad Wolfe, Co D, seems to be somewhat wistful as he awaits the call to
mount up just before the Market-Garden mission. The man napping to his
right is unidentified.
The photo was taken by Frank Staples, also of Co D |
 Unidentified
Trooper
poses with Nijmegen citizens after a lull in the fighting |
Operation
Market Garden, the initial assault to spearhead the liberation of Holland and
the push into Germany, was launched on September 17, 1944. With over 14,000
Allied paratroopers, it would go down in history as the largest scale combat
jump ever.
