"Fury from the Sky"

This is James Dietz limited edition art print - "Fury from the Sky" Image Size: 12.5" x 25"Overall Size: 19" x 31" 250 Publisher Proof Edition Fury From the SkyThe 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the famed 82d Airborne Division jumped into Normandy, France, as part of the invasion on D Day, 6 June 1944. Among these 508th Paratroopers was Corporal Rock Merritt, an original Red Devil who had been with the 508th PIR since activation in 1942 at Camp Blanding, Florida and who eventually served as the 1st Battalion 508th PIR Command Sergeant Major. In Normandy, Rock would receive the first of many combat orders: “Corporal, take two men with you and go knock out that machine gun.” Combat actions such as this characterized the instrumental role little groups of Paratroopers played that night and in the coming days across the Cotentin Peninsula as the 508th PIR fought valiantly to secure their airborne objectives. The Red Devils demonstrated their audacity and lethality under the most ardu