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Elmo Bell WWII D-Day Interview
2019-06-23T18:29:33-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvODkzXC8yMDE5MDYyMzE4MzUzNDAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==World War II veteran Elmo Bell was with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 505th Infantry Regiment on D-Day, June 6, 1944. He talked about parachuting into Normandy after his plane was hit by enemy fire, and described his regiment’s efforts to hold the La Fière Bridge. The interview is from the National World War II Museum’s oral history collection.
World War II veteran Elmo Bell was with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 505th Infantry Regiment on D-Day, June 6, 1944. He talked about parachu…
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World War II veteran Elmo Bell was with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 505th Infantry Regiment on D-Day, June 6, 1944. He talked about parachuting into Normandy after his plane was hit by enemy fire, and described his regiment’s efforts to hold the La Fière Bridge. The interview is from the National World War II Museum’s oral history collection. close
World War II veteran Elmo Bell was with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 505th Infantry Regiment on D-Day, June 6, 1944. He talked about parachu… read more
World War II veteran Elmo Bell was with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 505th Infantry Regiment on D-Day, June 6, 1944. He talked about parachuting into Normandy after his plane was hit by enemy fire, and described his regiment’s efforts to hold the La Fière Bridge. The interview is from the National World War II Museum’s oral history collection. close
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