He probably was with the 508th when the regiment jumped into Normandy on D-Day and endured 33 days of fighting before the regiment was relieved.
He certainly jumped into Holland on September 17, 1944 as a member of the 508th's Company B in Operation Market-Garden. He was killed in action two days later and was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart.
John's brother, 2Lt Charles F Waddell was killed in the crash of a B26B Marauder and is buried next to John. See Find A Grave Memorial# 56376151
He probably was with the 508th when the regiment jumped into Normandy on D-Day and endured 33 days of fighting before the regiment was relieved.
He certainly jumped into Holland on September 17, 1944 as a member of the 508th's Company B in Operation Market-Garden. He was killed in action two days later and was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart.
John's brother, 2Lt Charles F Waddell was killed in the crash of a B26B Marauder and is buried next to John. See Find A Grave Memorial# 56376151
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