The 187th ‘Rakkasans’ – part (1)

My father, Everett A. Smith, was a member of Headquarters Company/187th/11th Airborne Division, from 1942 until 1946.  From the very start of the …

The 187th ‘Rakkasans’ – part (1)

Another shout out to Greg Cox and His Pacific Paratrooper Blog. He is really worth following if you are both a fan of airborne forces and little known aspects of the Pacific war and what followed.