 The
508th transferred to Fort Benning, GA on February 5, 1943. Basic
airborne training commenced immediately. Upon completion of the
requisite 5 jumps from an aircraft in flight, orders were issued to
declare them as qualified parachutists.
The order set depicted below
was one such document and lists all newly announced parachutists with
surnames beginning 'J' through 'W'. (Presumably an earlier number
order covered names 'A through 'I'.)
For ease of review, we have
sorted the names alphabetically and presented them on separate pages.
(Thanks to Ernie Lamson for providing us with this order copy). |
