Any first-hand detailed accounts of actions performed by the 509 PIR during WWII?

by b00mboom

My grandfather died before I was born so I only have my father's descriptions of him. He served as a paratrooper during the second world war. My father has a chest full of his wartime memorabilia, but a lot of it has no context for me. Apparently he saw action in North Africa, Italy, and somewhere near the bulge. Maybe St Vith? I would like to put together some sort of narrative beyond what I found on Wikipedia. I'm looking for any kind of first hand narratives or reading that doesn't come off as terribly clinical in it's description. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you all in advance.

EyeStache

You might want to pick up Stand in the Door!, which is the official Regimental History of the 509th, which - if you know which drops your grandfather was in - should be able to help you create, at a high level, at least, the narrative of his war service.

Good luck!