240837 Pvt. Robert Royal Arrowsmith United States Army 511th Parachute Regiment from:Los Angeles On 3rd of February 1945 I jumped with my 500 man regiment in Tagaytay, 30 miles south of Manila. I was wounded on 15th of February 1945 near Nichols Field in the Battle of Manila when serving as a Private in the 511th Parachute Infantry of the 11th Airborne Division. After a couple of days treatment at a field hospital, I was transferred by hospital ship to Biak, 9th General Hospital. In March I was sent back to my outfit then in Luzon. I am now 91 years old and in good health.
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