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Synopsis
The ack ack was terrific. ... The green light came on and the jump master pushed our equipment bundle out and we went out as fast as we could.
Father Francis L. Sampson made his first combat jump as the heat of battle was raging all around him.
When he landed he cut away his parachute, gathered his equipment and weapons and made his way to his fellow men.
Sampson’s first night in France after the events of D-Day was spent in a small farmhouse caring for wounded soldiers when he was confronted by two German soldiers pointing guns in his face.
Father Sampson’s remarkable book records in brilliant detail the terrifying world of a paratrooper.
Paratrooper Padre is a wonderful work that records in fascinating detail Sampson’s capture, escape, recapture and subsequent time spent as a prisoner of war who upheld his faith in the face of overwhelming odds.
Father Francis L. Sampson was a Catholic priest from Archdiocese for the Military Services and an American Army officer who served as the 12th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army from 1967 to 1971. His account Paratrooper Padre which was first published in 1948 and was used as inspiration for the film Saving Private Ryan. Sampson passed away in 1996.
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- PublisherIndependently published
- Publication date2019
- ISBN 10 1695773640
- ISBN 13 9781695773646
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages163
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Independently published, 2019
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ISBN 13: 9781695773646
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