Operation: Anvil Dragoon (Rugby)
Date: 15 August 1944
Troopers: 5,607
Country: France
Drop Zone: Cote d' Azur, Riviera
Unit: 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion
1st Abn. Task Force
517th Parachute Infantry Regiment
551st Parachute Infantry Regiment
460th Parachute Field Artillery
463rd Parachute Field Artillery
550th Glider Infantry Battalion
887th Enigneer Company(2 platoons)
596th Parachute Combat Engineer Co.
442nd anti-tank platoon
Company D of the 83rd Chemical Mortar Battalion
British 2nd Independent Parachute Brigade
British 2nd Chemical Mortar Battalion
Dropping of 300 paratroop dummies, prior to landing
The 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion spearheaded the invasion. The following is a list of personnel on the manifest as of 24 July 1944:
Pvt. Raymond J. Abel
Pfc. Teddy M. Abram
Pfc. R. Adams
Pfc. John Albert
T/5 Johnie G. Aleck
Pvt. Jack Alexich
T/5 Jack Alongi
Pfc. D. Amstutz
Pvt. Donald E. Anderson
Cpl. V. D. Aponte
Maj. John H. Apperson
Cpl. Warren C. Atwater
T/5 Charles H. Audet
Pfc. Harold E. Austin
Pfc. D. W. Ayres
Pfc. Warren J. Baar
Pvt. Devere Ball
Cpl. Robert Barnthouse
Pvt. Lawrence A. Barry
Pvt. Otto W. Barth
Sgt. Ken Barton
Cpl. Stanley Beatham Jr.
T/4 Eugene C. Beckner
Pvt. John D. Belcher
Pvt. George Bell
Pvt. Allen H. Bence
Pvt. Joseph M. Bennett
Sgt. R. R. Bensley
Pvt. Clarence Bergeman
Pvt. O. E. Bergeron
Pfc. Jewell G. Bethel Jr.
Pvt. Russell E. Birdsall
Sgt. Ellis L. Bishop
Sgt. Lloyd K. Bjelland
Pvt. Joseph R. Blackwood
Pvt. Edward Blass
Pvt. M. O. Bledsoe
Pvt. David C. Bloyd
Sgt. John Bluhm
Pfc. Joseph H. Bobb
Cpl. Clarence Bobbitt
2nd Lt. Angelo Boccino
Capt. E. E. Boettner
Pvt. V. B. Bonham
Pfc. Warren H. Booth
Pvt. J. J. Borrelli
Pvt. R. I. Botti
Pfc. R. A. Bowersox
Sgt. Johnie N. Boyce
Pvt. C. G. Boyd
Pfc. Peter Boyer
Pvt. Max C. Bradley
Sgt. D. Brenner
Pvt. R. E. Brethen
Sgt. C. T. Britton
Pvt. Leonard E. Broderick
Pfc. Culver A. Brown
Pvt. Glenford Brown
Pfc. Otis A. Brown
Pvt. John D. Broyles
Pfc. Thomas J. Bruce
Pfc. William J. Bryan Jr.
Pfc. W. E. Bryant
Pvt. W. A. Bryant
S/Sgt. J. L. Buchanan
Pvt. B. L. Bumgarner
Sgt. Louis C. Burdsal
Pvt. F. N. Burns
Pvt. R. L. Burrell
Pfc. Royal L. Buss
Sgt. J. W. Bussey
Pvt. Ira J. Butler
Pvt. C. S. Butt
Pvt. James F. Buzzard
Pfc. H. D. Camp
Pvt. J. C. Campbell
Pfc. Frank Campos
Pvt. D. R. Canfield
Cpl. Walter A. Cardell
Sgt. Elmer T. Cardwell
Sgt. Herbert W. Carls
Pvt. Joseph Carnes
Cpl. Henry Carroll
Pvt. Henry T. Carsey
Pvt. Crote D. Carsons
Pvt. C. L. Case
Pvt. John W. Casey
Cpl. Salvador P. Casteneda
Pvt. G. F. Cavanaugh
Pfc. T. J. Cawley
Pvt. Albert K. Cenna
Pvt. Emil Cergizan
Pvt. B. L. Chambless
Pvt. Billy J. Chandler
Pfc. Orthello E. Cherry
Pvt. J. A. Chevalier
Sgt. Roderick Child
Sgt. Paul Chorniak
Pfc. On Chow
Cpl. Charles Cipy
Cpl. S. A. Clark
Pvt. Leonard H. Claus
Pvt. J. P. Clulley
Pvt. H. S. Coddington
Cpl. C. R. Coffell
Pvt. Charles M. Collazo
Sgt. B. G. Collins
Cpl. Milton Colvin
Pvt. Raymond G. Conklin
Cpl. Russell P. Cook
Pvt. John C. Cooley
Cpl. William C. Cooper
Pfc. Paul F. Cory Jr.
Pfc. Leland L. Coupland
Pvt. A. S. Coutts
Cpl. W. E. Crabb
1st Sgt. Thomas J. Crane
Cpl. B. M. Crawford
Sgt. Oscar F. Crevelling
Pvt. R. Critchfield
Sgt. Elton R. Crocker
Pvt. James F. Crosby
T/5 J. R. Cross ?
Pvt. Louis C. Crowder
Cpl. M. L. Crumley
Cpl. Graham Currie
Pvt. F. F. Cusimano
Pfc. H. V. Dalrymple
Pfc. W. E. Dalton
1st Lt. Jack M. Darden
Pfc. K. E. Darnell
Pfc. Theodore E. Darrough
S/Sgt. R. B. David
Sgt. R. W. David
S/Sgt. Robert B. David
Sgt. W. H. Davis
Pvt. Robert E. Davison
T/5 Albert T. Dawson
Pvt. William C. DeChastain
Pvt. I. DeFabbo
Pfc. Loranzo F. DeFelice
Pfc. Antoni P. DeGregory
Pvt. T. J. Dellaca
Pvt. Raymond P. Dellassandro
Pvt. J. Demling
Pvt. John A. Diebolt
Pvt. J. DiGenova
Pvt. E. C. Dillard
Pvt. G. A. Dodge
Pvt. Ralph W. Doll
S/Sgt. R. J. Donovan
S/Sgt. Anthony J. Dorsa
T/5 Robert L. Doyle
Pvt. Earl W. Draper
Pvt. L. J. Ducote
Pvt. J. E. Duncan
T/4 Amos H. Dunlap
Tech 4 T. F. Dunlavey
Pfc. Frank A. Durand
Pfc. W. W. Dusenbury
Pfc. R. F. Dyer
Sgt. Wallace H. Eaker
Pfc. W. D. Eason
Pvt. Harry A. Eister
Pfc. Henry J. Elisewski
Pvt. Richard F. Elliot
Pvt. Willis S. Elliot
Sgt. Walter G. Endlich
Pvt. G. E. Erickson
Pfc. Manuel S. Espinoza
Pvt. J. S. Estes
Pfc. P. B. Falstitch
Pvt. Victor F. Felbob
2nd Lt. Hubert J. Fiander
T/4 Theodore J. Fina
Sgt. R. D. Fisco
S/Sgt. B. H. Fite
Pfc. J. J. Fitzgerald
Pvt. W. H. Flach
Pvt. R. L. Fletcher
Pfc. A. N. Flores
Pfc. Jonnie C. Ford or Fort
Tech 4 O. A. Foster
Pvt. W. A. Franklin
1st Lt. John W. Frazier
Pvt. George F. Freeman
Pvt. Charles L. Fretz
Pvt. Lawrence Frezon
Pvt. James J. Froman
Pfc. C. Fuhrer
Pvt. E. M. Furr
Pvt. Joseph F. Galea
Pvt. B. M. Galicki
Pvt. H. A. Gallagher
Pvt. M. G. Gallegos
Pvt. Martin M. Galuskin
Pfc. L. E. Garber
Pvt. Julius Garcia
Pvt. Paul Garner
Pvt. Frank J. Gatch Jr.
Pfc. S. J. Gerk
Pfc. Ernest K. Gibson
Cpl. M. N. Gillman
T/4 Marvin N. Gillman
Pvt. F. H. Goldetsky
Pvt. Melvin A. Goodspeed
Pvt. C. C. Goodwin
Pvt. J. E. Gould
Pvt. Edward Gramza
T/5 S. U. Grant
Pfc. L. E. Green
Pvt. Harry Gregory
Cpl. John A. Grieder
Pvt. Donald F. Griffin
Pvt. Maurice E. Griffin
Pvt. Louis G. Guerrero
Pvt. D. M. Hagmes
Sgt. Everett J. Hall
Pvt. F. B. Hall
Pvt. L. R. Haller
Pvt. R. M. Halvorson
Pvt. W. R. Hamilton
Pvt. Leonard Hammons
Pvt. Fred G. Hamner
Pvt. Earl D. Harmas
Pvt. Dallam B. Harper
Pvt. Carl M. Hart
Pvt. W. R. Hatmaker
Pfc. H. Haynes
Cpl. C. Helton
Pvt. Henry Hendrick Jr.
Tech 5 J. Hernandez
T/4 Howard H. Herr Jr.
Pfc. Thurman L. Hickman
Pvt. Aloysius V. Hill
Pvt. P. P. Hilovski
Pfc. R. V. Hirales
Pvt. John E. Hoban
Pvt. Joseph Hoben
Pfc. Elmer A. Hoggatt
S/Sgt. Charles O. Holmes
Cpl. William J. Holtz
Pfc. Theodore D. Horacek
Cpl. Stanley F. Howaniak
Capt. Charles Howland
Sgt. J. C. Hughes
Pvt. L. Iadevaia
Pfc. Charles R. Jarvis
Pfc. Sherman Jennings
Pfc. A. E. Johnson
Cpl. John J. Johnson
Pvt. William W. Johnson
Pfc. Leslie G. Johnston
Pfc. Thomas M. Johnston
Pvt. Norman W. Johnstone
Pvt. James D. Jolley
Pvt. Harris L. Jolly
Pvt. Barney C. Jones
Pfc. Leslie K. Jones
Pvt. Melvin L. Jones
Pvt. W. L. Jones
Pvt. Eugene C. Jordan
Pvt. Stephen D. Justice
Pfc. W. J. Kambrick
Pfc. D. H. Kammer
Pvt. J. J. Kaplar
Pvt. Alger Kaslauskas
Pvt. Noah Keaton Jr.
Pvt. Napoleon Kecy Jr.
Pfc. E. J. Keim
Capt. Alfred J. Kelly
Pvt. Arthur C. Kermer
Pvt. W. B. Kidd
S/Sgt. William H. King
Pvt. Hermon L. Kirkpatrick
2nd Lt. William E. Klappert
1st Lt. J. J. Klish
Pfc. Henry Klisiewiez
Pvt. B. J. Knapp
Pfc. J. R. Knopp
1st Lt. G. Knupp
Pvt. H. L. Kobel
Pfc. William A. Kort
Pvt. N. J. Kortes
Pvt. J. M. Kosidlo
Pfc. J. M. Kozar
Pfc. F Kryznowski
Pvt. Steve Kucharski
Pvt. G. L. LaFlam
Pvt. W. J. Laidlaw
Pvt. V. E. Lancaster
Pvt. R. E. Langley
Pfc. A. Larson
Pfc. A. T. Lastinger
Cpl. Porperzio P. Lattanzi
Pvt. Albert A. Lattero
Pfc. Leroy A. Layman
Pvt. E. J. Lejkowski
Pvt. R. Q. Lester
Pfc. S. H. Levy
Pvt. Edward W. Lewandowski
Pfc. R. M. Lewis
Pfc. Junior Leydons Jr.
2nd Lt. Harry S. Lieber Jr.
Pvt. H. O. Lindner
Pfc. N. J. Lirette
1st Lt. Hoyt R. Livingston
Pvt. W. W. Lohrig
Pfc. Chester Lorkeiwiez
Pvt. E. A. Lucas
Pfc. Albert V. Luksis
Pfc. A. E. Lundquist
Pvt. Joseph L. Lungar
Pfc. Robert L. Lunghofer
Pvt. W. K. Lunsford
Pvt. S. J. Lutkus
Pfc. Earl C. Lynch
Pvt. George R. Lynch
Sgt. Gabor C. Madaras
Pvt. G. S. Madden
S/Sgt. Charley T. Maddox
Pvt. Warren G. Maddox
Pfc. R. J. Maille
Pvt. D. Maitland
Pfc. J. W. Mangan ?
Pvt. Wallace J. Mani
Pvt. John G. Mankis
Pvt. G. R. Mann
Pvt. Walter Marcum
Pvt. N. Marinello
Pvt. Gordon Marjala
Pfc. George F. Marnechenk
Cpl. Felix B. Marsh
Pvt. Joseph M. Martin
2nd Lt. N. M. Martinez
Pvt. A. Marzullo
Pfc. E. J. Masten
Pfc. James T. Matheny
Pvt. John H. Matthews
Pfc. J. R. Matuszewski
Pfc. R. J. Maxwell
Pfc. May
Pvt. Stanley Mayewski
Pvt. Milford P. Maynard
2nd Lt. J. T. McCarthy
Pvt. John R. McCauley
Pvt. French C. McClung
Pfc. W. E. McClurg
S/Sgt. E. B. McCullough
Pfc. Raymond H. McGervey
Pvt. William C. McKenna
Pvt. Jesse L. McKnight
T/Sgt. Lester C. McLaney
Pvt. Guy E. Meadows
Cpl. H. D. Metzger
Pvt. Arthur R. Meyer
Pvt. Donald C. Mezzie
Pvt. T. Miller
1st Lt. Ralph R. Miller Jr.
Pfc. Leo Mims
Pvt. Harold A. Mohler
Pfc. F. L. Moody
Sgt. L. L. Moore
Pvt. S. W. Moore
Pvt. Charles W. Morgan
Pvt. Gaines L. Morgan
Pvt. J. Moscatiello
Sgt. W. E. Moses
T/5 Francis H. Mulholand
Pvt. L. Murphy
Pvt. Angelo Muscarello
Pvt. P. K. Nachefski
Cpl. N. Nagurne
Pfc. B. E. Neill
Pvt. W. O. Newman
T/4 J. H. Nixon ?
Pvt. W. Nizinski
Sgt. J. W. Nunn
2nd Lt. Boyce Nunnally
2nd Lt. J. W. O'Brien
2nd Lt. M. O'Brien
Pvt. Arvo Oja
1st Lt. A. W. Oldham
Pfc. George Olesn Jr.
Pvt. H. W. Ommen
Pfc. Ray O'Niel
Pvt. M. L. Orman
Tech 5 V. A. Osburn
Pvt. Alexander W. Osmond
Pvt. Harry A. Ott
1st Lt. William A. Pahl
Pvt. A. Paparella
Pvt. E. C. Parker
Pvt. Edson T. Parker
Pvt. J. F. Patrick
Pvt. D. E. Paul
Pvt. D. D. Pearce ?
Pvt. J. R. Pearson
Pvt. R. A. Pearson
Pvt. V. R. Pearson
Pfc. M. P. Peck
Pvt. Dennis Pedigo
Pvt. Thomas W. Pennebaker
Pfc. Hyman M. Perlo
Pfc. Charles W. Perry
Pvt. A. G. Peters
T/4 Edward J. Peterson
Pfc. Edward A. Peterson
Pvt. S. J. Piechnik
Sgt. Richard L. V. Pieper
Pvt. F. B. Pierce
Pvt. J. A. Pietras
Pfc. J. W. Pile
Pvt. Alfred Pipino Jr.
Pvt. A. Pius
Sgt. Robert N. Poindexter
T/5 Lee W. Polson
T/5 Walter C. Pope
Pvt. J. C. Poteet
Pfc. Leon V. Potter
Pvt. R. N. Powell
Pfc. W. J. Powell
Pfc. William K. Prather
Pvt. Douglas M. Preston
Sgt. J. R. Prince
Pvt. L. Principe
Pfc. L. E. Provost
Pvt. M. O. Ramsey
Pvt. Ray F. Ramsey
Pvt. Charles H. Raper
Pvt. Stanley Raskow
2nd Lt. W. N. Reichers
Pfc. G. W. Reid
T/5 George W. Reid
Sgt. Abraham B. Reiper
Pvt. E. H. Relling
Pvt. C. A. Resser
1st Lt. E. T. Reuter
Cpl. Darwin E. Reynolds
Cpl. J. F. Rhodes Jr.
Pvt. L. L. Rich
Pfc. J. L. Rimer
Pvt. C. W. Roberts
Pvt. James F. Robertson
Pvt. W. R. Robertson
Pfc. C. E. Robinson
Pvt. E. L. Robinson
Pvt. John F. Robison
2nd Lt. L. L. Rodrigues
Pvt. J. E. Roediger
Pfc. William A. Rogge
Pvt. E. L. Rolseth
Pfc. Frank Romero
Pvt. G. R. Rondeau
Pfc. W. H. Ronk
1st Lt. H. Rose
Pvt. H. L. Ross
Pvt. G. A. Rostocil
Pvt. J. E. Roybal
Pvt. E. H. Royd
Pfc. G. E. Ruder
T/4 Ora E. Rundell
1st Lt. R. L. Sammons
Pfc. L. F. Schwartz
Tech 5 M. Sembrat
Sgt. Lincoln S. Sennett
Pvt. G. J. Seymour
1st Lt. Kenneth R. Shaker
2nd Lt. Hugh P. Shaw
Pvt. J. Shemo
T/5 George J. Sheridan
1st Lt. Ernest T. Siegel
1st Lt. Alvin W. Siegfriedt
Pvt. J. A. Sikora
Pvt. A. D. Silvers
Sgt. C. E. Simonds
Cpl. J. E. Simpson
Pvt. R. N. Simpson
Cpl. James F. Singleton
Pvt. R. A. Sinjem
Pvt. E. A. Sivak
Pvt. L. L. Skursky
Pvt. David W. Smith
Sgt. E. J. Smith
Pfc. Glenwood Smith
Pfc. J. F. Smith
Pvt. Merritt E. Smith
Pvt. Norman P. Smith
Pvt. R. D. Smith
Pvt. E. W. Solak
2nd Lt. J. H. Sorrells
Pfc. F. M. Speer
Cpl. H. R. Spoeneman
Pvt. A. L. Stacy
Pvt. H. M. Steele
Pvt. D. P. Steigner
Pvt. George Stenger
Cpl. Paul V. Stephenson Jr.
Pvt. B. E. Stevenson
Pvt. T. E. Stewart
Pfc. W. H. Stewart
Pvt. F. Stoner
Pvt. Arthur Straccio
S/Sgt. William W. Sullivan
Pvt. H. S. Sutherland
Sgt. William A. Sutherland
Pvt. Frank J. Sweetitz
Pvt. M. Swidergal
Cpl. Lonnie Taylor Jr.
Sgt. G. K. Tilney
Pvt. Donald Tims
Capt. Edmond J. Tomasik
Sgt. L. E. Van Guilder
1st Sgt. J. Vitteritto
Pfc. George Voleta
S/Sgt. Arthur W. Von Essen
Pfc. M. Vuckan
Cpl. Albert J. Walker
Pvt. H. B. Wallace
Cpl. Robert R. Waller
1st Lt. Richard S. Walter
Pfc. Samuel Waters Jr.
Pfc. Billie Watson
2nd Lt. Soloman A. Weber
Pfc. Charles J. Weldon
Pvt. James E. White
Pfc. M. D. White
Pvt. V. O. White
Pvt. Rex M. Wilson
Pfc. Floyd W. Winslow
Sgt. W. F. Withem
Cpl. Edward F. Wojcik
S/Sgt. Franklin W. Wolfe
Lt. Col. William P. Yarborough
Pfc. J. L. Zadlo
Pvt. Joseph G. Zawadzki
The largest operation of its kind in the European war: the Allied seaborne and airborne assault on Nazi-occupied Southern France, involving 1000 ships, 3000 aircraft, and eventually a million troops.
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