An American Paratrooper on D-Day
07/12/19 • 8 min
Chris Heisler jumped into Normandy, France in the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, with members of the 82nd Airborne. It wasn't long before he confronted and had to kill his first German.
Chris Heisler jumped into Normandy, France in the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, with members of the 82nd Airborne. It wasn't long before he confronted and had to kill his first German.
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