{"id":3840,"date":"2019-08-18T16:42:46","date_gmt":"2019-08-18T22:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.americhicks.com\/?p=3840"},"modified":"2019-08-18T16:42:46","modified_gmt":"2019-08-18T22:42:46","slug":"bill-galbraith-506th-parachute-infantry-division","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wwii-project\/bill-galbraith-506th-parachute-infantry-division\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Galbraith, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3840\" class=\"elementor elementor-3840\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df564d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df564d2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed4de38\" data-id=\"ed4de38\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c208be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c208be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Sgt. Bill Galbraith, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne, jumped into Normandy France on D-Day, June 4, 1944. He said that he could walk down on the German\u2019s tracers. Like so many paratroopers, Bill was dropped far away from his target. It took him several days to meet up with what was left of his battalion. Bill also jumped into the Netherlands at the Battle of Market Garden. You\u2019ll smile as Bill shares his story of how he met his wife.<\/p><p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ww2marketgarden.com\/sgtwilliamgalbraith.html\">You can read more about Bill&#8217;s story here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ab1896 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ab1896\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">September 16, 6:00 PM<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af0d966 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af0d966\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a284e47\" data-id=\"a284e47\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e958a62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e958a62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><iframe title=\"WWII Project 8.18.19:Bill Galbraith 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment 101st Airborne Division by Americhicks\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F667633172&show_artwork=true&maxwidth=800&maxheight=1000&dnt=1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sgt. 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