In this video clip of History's Mail Call, host R. Lee Ermey takes a look at the equipment paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions used on D-Day including m1942 jump suits, a switchblade, rope, first aid kit, cricket clickers, gas masks and more.
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