Monique Mousseau Taylor

by Monique Mousseau Taylor 551st PIB Pathfinders This post continues research into the 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion. It will focus on their part in Operation DRAGOON in Southern France, which began August 15, 1944. * The full article is available to paid subscribers of my Substack, Forgotten Archives of History. Read the full article on Substack →

by Monique Mousseau Taylor First hand oral accounts from WWII glider pilots are increasingly rare and valuable to those who are interested in this part of history. I came across one on a podcast called Warriors in Their Own Words: “Gliding Into Sicily: Samuel Fine.” * The full article is available to paid subscribers of my Substack, Forgotten Archives of History. Read the full article on Substack →

by Monique Mousseau Taylor Captain Bennett Allan is briefing his fellow glider pilots in a pre-invasion maneuver... The following report has been reproduced below exactly as the original was written. In letting the reader experience the moment the men wrote the reports, I do not correct or change spelling, grammar or errors. I noted where words are missing with a [sic]. * The full article is available to paid subscribers of my Substack, Forgotten Archives of History. Read the full article...