Operation Elmira

During World War II, Operation Elmira was the landing of the 82nd Airborne Divisions glider train into Normandy on 6 June, 1944 as part of Operation Detroit and so part of Operation Overlord. Strom Thurmond, then a Lieutenant Colonel in a Civil Affairs unit was at age 41 credited with being the oldest person attached to the division to go into Normandy with the invasion. He later became the longest-serving senator in United States history. Elmira

 

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