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Silent Missions – The glider gang behind the lines

Twelve glider infantrymen of the 193rd Glider Infantry Regiment prepare to climb aboard a Waco CG-4 named “Sad Sack” for a D-Day training mission at Camp MacKall, North Carolina.

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During the National WW II Glider Pilots Association’s 41st reunion in Oklahoma City in October 2011, glider pilots George L. Williams of Idaho and Norman C. Wilmeth of Oklahoma shared memories of their D-Day glider missions with the author. Mission elmira Normandy D-Day Flight Officer George L. Williams flew seven glider missions during World War II. Fresh out of high school when he enlisted, he was excited to be a part of the war. He...

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