In World War II, a paratrooper's branch showed on the front of his overseas cap: a white parachute on blue meant parachute infantry, and the same parachute on red meant parachute artillery. This 2...
A white glider over a white parachute tells the whole story of how the U.S. Army put soldiers on the ground from the air in World War II. Paratroopers jumped in by static line, and glider infantry...