Robert E Jones

History of the 101st Airborne Division: Screaming Eagles: The First 50 Years Robert E Jones

Publisher Marketing: The History of the 101st Airborne Division is the epic story of the Division from its activation in August 1942 through the completion of Operation Desert Storm in April 1991. The Division's progression through the sky took decades of hard work and tens of thousands of dedicated soldiers. In World War II, the 101st became the first American troops to set foot in occupied France, when, on 6 June 1944, its paratroopers dropped behind enemy lines, clearing the way for the 4th Infantry Division landing on Utah Beach. The Division would become famous for its work in Holland during Operation Market Garden, and for its successful defense of Bastogne, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge. In Vietnam, the "Screaming Eagles" engaged in battle from 1965 to 1972, when they began their evolution to Air Mobile by deploying by helicopter. In the Gulf War, the Division fired the first shots of Operation Desert Storm by destroying Iraqi radar sites, and during ground war of the operation, they made the longest and largest air assault in history. In every engagement and during the training periods in between, the 101st Airborne Division has honored the words of its first commander, General William C. Lee, that it has a "rendezvous with destiny." This book is a fitting record of that history, and of the men who are proud to be called "Screaming Eagles." Contributor Bio:  Jones, Robert E Robert E. Jones was born to the parents of Olen Jones and Ida Allen in 1957 in Dallas Texas. He finished his education at Lincoln High School and at El Centro Jr. College in Dallas. He accepted Christ as his personal savior at an early age, and has worked in different areas of ministry for over 30 years, including Sunday school and Training Union in the Baptist denomination. He has had the opportunity to speak at the Gainesville Correction Center for the youth. He is currently engaged to be married to a wonderful woman of God named Tracye Mitchell and he attends church at the EL Shaddai Temple Cogic where the Founder and Pastor is Edward T. Taylor. He loves life and he has a passion for Christian education and kingdom work.