Patrick Work took command of the 82nd Airborne Division ... The division’s lineage to World War II, from Sicily to Salerno to Normandy to Holland and then further on into the Battle of Bulge ...

Luce began the war as a lieutenant in the 82nd Airborne Division's 320th Glider Field Artillery Battalion and trained extensively before participating in the invasions of Sicily and then Italy.

The unit became the first parachute infantry regiment assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division during ... parachute assault for American troops in Sicily and spearheaded the Allied assault at ...