February 16, 1945 U.S. paratroopers of the 503rd Paratroop Regiment float to earth on Corregidor, a rocky island strategically located at the entrance of Manila Bay on Luzon Island, Philippines during World War II. 🪖🇺🇲 (AP Photo/U.S. Army Signal Corps) #WW2inPH #WWII80 #WWII #WW2 #Corregidor #paratrooper #ManilaBay #USArmy | World War II in the Philippines

Roughly one year before D-Day, the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment conducted a massive training jump at Oujda Airport, Morocco. This exercise was a crucial step in preparing them for the airborne assault on Sicily just weeks later. The 505th would go on to see action in Sicily, Italy, Normandy, Holland, the Ardennes, and Germany All the way! #Airborne #505PIR #82ndairborne | The History of the 82nd Airborne in World War II

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"I found it in my aunt's garden!" Local historian Roger Day shows Luke Tomes an original American G.I. helmet belonging to a soldier billeted with his aunt in the months before D-Day. The helmet has original 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment spade symbols on either side, as well as a significant dent in the side with an unbelievable story behind it. Watch the full video on the History Hit YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/8IjzniktF3c | History Hit