Down From Heaven - The 11th Airborne Division in World War II & Beyond
Private Elmer Fryar, Medal of Honor - One Angel's Incredible Fight on Leyte in 1944
May 3, 202438 min · 6,374 words
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Join 11th Airborne Division historian Jeremy C. Holm as we discover the story of Private Elmer Fryar, a Paratrooper from the 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 11th Airborne Division, whose incredible actions on December 8, 1944 would earn this former Marine the Medal of Honor. Elmer's story has never been fully told like this before and it is an honor and our privilege to do so.
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He was 30, though that still makes him the oldest American paratrooper to earn the Medal of Honor in World War II.
“Out of 12,000 Airborne Volunteers, Hard Rock only accepted 3,000 of them, and those were the ones who had to pass his initial physical and mental tests. And that number would be further whittled down to about 2,100.”
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