Born in 1921, Rice would volunteer for the Army in 1943 and head to Camp Toccoa, Georgia to become a paratrooper. Joining the 101st Airborne, and heading to England to train for Operation Overlord, eventually jumping into Normandy, securing roads and capturing Basse-Abbeville, France.
He would jump again on September 17th, 1944 into the Netherlands as part of Operation Market Garden. And then once again into the history books as part of The Battle of the Bulge where he would be shot twice by a German sniper.
Rice would recover from his wounds in a hospital in Belgium and would be honorably discharged in December 1945.
Returning home he taught social science and history. Had five children. And wrote his personal account of the war "Trial by Combat".
He would jump as part of the 75th anniversary of D-Day in 2019 at Normandy, and then again into the Netherlands as part of the commemoration of Operation Market Garden. He was 97 years old.
On his 100th birthday on August 15th, 2021, he celebrated by skydiving.
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He would jump again on September 17th, 1944 into the Netherlands as part of Operation Market Garden. And then once again into the history books as part of The Battle of the Bulge where he would be shot twice by a German sniper.
Rice would recover from his wounds in a hospital in Belgium and would be honorably discharged in December 1945.
Returning home he taught social science and history. Had five children. And wrote his personal account of the war "Trial by Combat".
He would jump as part of the 75th anniversary of D-Day in 2019 at Normandy, and then again into the Netherlands as part of the commemoration of Operation Market Garden. He was 97 years old.
On his 100th birthday on August 15th, 2021, he celebrated by skydiving.
www.wetsu.co
Born in 1921, Rice would volunteer for the Army in 1943 and head to Camp Toccoa, Georgia to become a paratrooper. Joining the 101st Airborne, and heading to England to train for Operation Overlord, eventually jumping into Normandy, securing roads and capturing Basse-Abbeville, France.
He would jump again on September 17th, 1944 into the Netherlands as part of Operation Market Garden. And then once again into the history books as part of The Battle of the Bulge where he would be shot twice by a German sniper.
Rice would recover from his wounds in a hospital in Belgium and would be honorably discharged in December 1945.
Returning home he taught social science and history. Had five children. And wrote his personal account of the war "Trial by Combat".
He would jump as part of the 75th anniversary of D-Day in 2019 at Normandy, and then again into the Netherlands as part of the commemoration of Operation Market Garden. He was 97 years old.
On his 100th birthday on August 15th, 2021, he celebrated by skydiving.
www.wetsu.co
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