Airborne Museum’s blog
News 01/09/2022
Inhumation of James "Maggie" Megellas, most decorated officer of the 82nd Airborne Division
Two and a half years ago, Lieutenant Colonel James “Maggie” Megellas, from the 3rd Battalion, 504th PIR, 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 82nd Airborne Division, passed, at the age of 103...
News 21/08/2022
Passing of veteran Robert Levine, from the 90th Infantry Division
On August 19th, passed Robert Levine, an american veteran who landed in Utah Beach as a 90th Infantry private on June 10th 1944. He was also honorary president of the association Normandy 44. On July...
News 16/08/2022
82nd anniversary of the first military paratrooper jump during World War II
This 16 august is the day of a special anniversary: the 82nd anniversary of the very first military paratrooper parachute jump in the history of the United States, by lieutenant William T. Ryder. The...
Portraits 21/07/2022
Leonard A. Funk Jr., legend of the 82nd Airborne Division
Do you know about Leonard A. Funk Jr., one of the most illustrious paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne? Like Audie Murphy, Funk is the recipient of a mind-bloggling number of decorations, which he...
Portraits 13/07/2022
Audie Murphy, from an exceptional military career to successful actor
Shedding light on the extraordinary trajectories of peculiar or unknown characters is one of the fundamental functions of History, right? Today, we wanted to tell you about one Audie Murphy – not...
Portraits 24/06/2022
Charles Trépel, a great soldier
Charles Trépel was a great soldier, one of the best. He lived a life too short, that didn’t allow him to reach his full potential. Nonetheless, he did live a very intense life. Born on...
Battles 26/05/2022
May 26 1940, evacuation of Dunkerque
In 1940, Ally troops (french, british and belgian) engaged in an attempt to resist the german invasion of France, known as the Blitzkrieg, fought a ferocious battle in the city of Dunkerque. However,...
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