Thank you for clearing this subject up, I, am also glad that there were no
short rounds, From what I remember the forts were never taken, the krauts
just left one night.
Hi Ben.. Ray Hess is surely right about Rideout being killed on hill
1098. Also Cpl Arredond, also of F. Co, was killed just NW of
hill 1098 above the road to Pierra Cava. Alton Shaneyfelt was not killed in the
area of 1098. He was killed within hours after the drop on the first day . He
was a real good guy from Alabama. All were good
men! Randolph Coleman F. Co.
Entry of May 23, 2005 at 10:00 [EST]
Name: Carl Raymond Bankhead
Unit: 517th Parachute Regiment -1/HQ
EMail: Huntersimpson@Vnet.net
How I found the 517th
page: From a search engine
Comments: I am looking for info on my
Uncle C.R. Bankhead. He was wounded on Jun 18, 1944 in Italy. His brothers and
sisters cannot remember all the details but seem to think he had parachuted onto
a mountain and was shot by a sniper. The Americans were at the bottom and the
Germans were at the top. It paralyzed him from the waist down. He lived until
1963. I am going to Italy on May 28 and wanted to see if I could find the place
where he was wounded/or in battle. I told my mother I would try to find it. Can
anyone help me? He was from Lattimore near Shelby, North Carolina. Thanks. Nancy
simpson
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The 517 did not parachute into Italy. Pfc C.R. Bankhead was wounded in the
first day of combat for the 517. Casualty Report had him listed as MIA. Can
anyone give any more information? She leaves for Italy May
28.-Ben