Neither would anyone say whether airborne British troops (also used in Sicily) fared better than the 82nd. Despite such tragic losses, the effort was not wholly in vain. The airborne troops who ...
Patrick Work took command of the 82nd Airborne Division ... The division’s lineage to World War II, from Sicily to Salerno to Normandy to Holland and then further on into the Battle of Bulge ...
Luce began the war as a lieutenant in the 82nd Airborne Division's 320th Glider Field Artillery Battalion and trained extensively before participating in the invasions of Sicily and then Italy.