WW2 101st Airborne 506th

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On 2/11/2025 at 2:14 AM, Jake Mohawk said:

He is the unknown engineer, he was added moments before the jump and no one knows his name

 

The photo and newsreel footage of the Filthy Thirteen was staged for the cameras and probably was a dry run the day before the jump. I doubt they would have slept overnight with aircraft paint on their faces, but I suppose it is possible.

 

The scenes of the Filthy Thirteen stick generally follows the pattern for the practice equipment check of Bob Wolverton's stick from HQ3/506, with aircraft bundles readjusted etc. The camera crew returned on the day of the jump and repeated the photo/film session with Wolverton and his boys, although this time with a different C-47 transport. On June 5th, most if not all paratroopers seen at Exeter airfield had bright colored neck wraps, which are missing from the pictures of Jake McNiece and his stick.