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Donald R. Burgett

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born

April 05, 1925 in Detroit, The United States

gender

male

website

http://www.donaldrburgett.com/

genre

Nonfiction, Memoirs

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Donald R. Burgett is a writer and a former World War II paratrooper. He was among the Airborne troopers who landed in Normandy early on the morning of June 6, 1944 (D Day). He was a member of the 101st Airborne Division (United States), ("The Screaming Eagles"), and the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Burgett served in 'A' Company, 1st Battalion, 506th PIR as both a rifleman and a machine-gunner.

Burgett parachuted into Holland, his second combat jump, as part of Operation Market-Garden, and fought for 72 days behind the German lines. After just a few weeks rest, he was again sent into combat, this time at the Battle of the Bulge, where the 101st, along with Combat Command B of the U.S. 10th Armored Division (United States) and the all Af...more

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Books by Donald R. Burgett

Average rating: 4.10 · 705 ratings · 43 reviews · 6 distinct works

	Currahee!: A Screaming Eagle at Normandy by Donald R. Burgett, Stephen E. Ambrose (Foreword by) 4.06 avg rating — 337 ratings — published 1967 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Seven Roads to Hell: A Screaming Eagle at Bastogne 4.13 avg rating — 167 ratings — published 1999 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Road to Arnhem: A Screaming Eagle in Holland 4.10 avg rating — 115 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Beyond the Rhine: A Screaming Eagle in Germany 4.17 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Seven Roads to Hell: A Screaming Eagle at Bastogne by Donald R. Burgett, David Guion (Reading) 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2001	My rating:
	The Princess/At Ease: Stories I Tell to Friends/The Least One/Currahee!/The Walking Stick (Reader's Digest Condensed Books - Volume III, 1967) by Gunnar Mattsson, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Borden Deal 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1967	My rating: