@FoxNews: RT @FoxNewsResearch: #NationalAirborneDay
•Aug 1940: 48 soldiers took part in first parachute jump
•1st Airborne Divisions activated in 1942 (82nd/101st)
•1st airborne combat jump: North Africa, Nov 1942
•June 6, 1944: 13,000+ parachuted into Normandy (D-Day)
•Primary unit today: 82nd Division https://t.co/9aOjgUSM4P
#NationalAirborneDay
•Aug 1940: 48 soldiers took part in first parachute jump
•1st Airborne Divisions activated in 1942 (82nd/101st)
•1st airborne combat jump: North Africa, Nov 1942
•June 6, 1944: 13,000+ parachuted into Normandy (D-Day)
•Primary unit today: 82nd Division pic.twitter.com/9aOjgUSM4P— Fox News Research (@FoxNewsResearch) August 16, 2018