Down From Heaven - The 11th Airborne Division in World War II & Beyond
A Platoon Leader's Perspective - Interviewing WWII Paratrooper 1LT Andrew Carrico of the 511th PIR
August 11, 20231h 37m · 13,106 words
Show notes
In this episode, show host and historian Jeremy C. Holm shares the first interview he ever performed with one of the 11th Airborne Division Angels, his own grandfather 1LT Andrew Carrico of Company D, 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Originally recorded on September 30, 2010, Jeremy sat down with "Andy" to discuss his early days in the United States Army before Pearl Harbor when he served in the 1st and 5th Armored Divisions.
Highlighted moments
I'd never heard of it. So, it didn't mean too much at the time. Except for the fact that the Japanese had attacked the U.S. So, actually, I was ready to get out of the service because I'd been in that 10 months because it was just tested for a year.
“I considered it a job. Something you had to do.”
“he says, there's my old platoon leader. He says, I thought he was dead.”
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