November 18 1943

The 82nd Airborne Division leaves the Mediterranean front

On 18th November 1943, the 82nd Airborne division left the Mediterranean front for Northern Ireland, with the exception of Colonel Reuben Tucker’s 504th PIR and Ltc William P. Yarborough’s 509th PIB which remained in Italy at the request of Lieutenant General Mark W. Clarkcommanding the 5th Army.

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