On Invasion Day,Who Jumps in Before Paratroopers:The Pathfinders

Photo courtesy of Bob Ford
Photo courtesy of Bob Ford

Bob Ford

We at the Nebraska Press Association honor those brave men and women who served our country with this Invasion Day story — thank you for your service!

June 6th, 1944, two minutes past midnight, a C-47 carrying 20 men entered enemy air space over France. It’s the beginning of D-Day. These men are part of the 101st Airborne Division but their mission is different from the large attacking forc…