THREE AMERICAN PARATROOPERS eating their first regular meal in 17 days after successfully dodging German patrols following their landing near Cherbourg. Hiding during the daylight, they travelled by night, reaching their unit on the 17th day after their drop, none the worse for their experiences, except for swollen feet due to wading through swamp lands.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 182, 3 August 1944, Page 6
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55THREE AMERICAN PARATROOPERS eating their first regular meal in 17 days after successfully dodging German patrols following their landing near Cherbourg. Hiding during the daylight, they travelled by night, reaching their unit on the 17th day after their drop, none the worse for their experiences, except for swollen feet due to wading through swamp lands. Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 182, 3 August 1944, Page 6
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