Letters Home: A Paratrooper’s Story
By L. Vaughn Curtis, Ed.D.
dspublishing@live.comLetters Home: A
Paratrooper’s Story was written for the family of Harland “Bud” Curtis. Bud
joined the paratroopers in April 1943, and found himself assigned to the famed
“517th Parachute Infantry Regiment, later to become a Parachute Regimental
Combat Team, “The Battling Buzzards.” From 1943-45, Bud wrote over 130 letters
home to his mother, detailing his experiences from initial training to the
eventual combat fighting in Italy, France, Belgium, and finally Germany. Bud’s
mother kept these letters throughout her life, and they were discovered when she
passed on.
Included in this third edition are more historic pictures along
with pictures of the weapons used by the 517th PRCT. There are quotes from
General Seitz, Colonel Boyle, Major Fraser, Merle Traver, and John Anderson from
the 517th reunion in Washington, D.C., 2007. Many historical facts from the
beginning to the end are included with much
info rmation sited from
Paratrooper Odyssey, Battling Buzzards, and many other references. This book is
not anaccount of what Bud remembered, rather letters written on a specific day
with documented facts of what happened on that day between 1943-45. These
letters are often poignant with sincere thoughts and feelings of a combat
paratrooper in the middle of the most horrific battles of World War II.
It
has been a labor of love to work with my father to compile his life in the
517th. If you are interested in purchasing a copy of the book make checks
payable to L.V. Curtis, 2306 Williamsburg Circle, West Jordan, UT 84088.
Book
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