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Gen. William C. Lee, a native of Dunn, was credited with creating the airborne corps of the U.S. Army.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 54 Issue 2, July 1986, p12-13, il
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Dunn native William C. Lee is known as the \"Father of the Airborne.\" Having seen paratroopers in foreign countries, General Lee worked hard during the 1930s and 1940s to convince the U.S. military to develop a fighting paratrooper program. He was successful. On the night of June 5, 1944, 10,000 paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions parachuted into France at the start of the Normandy Invasion. General Lee was not among them, having suffered a heart attack in April, but as each trooper jumped, he shouted, \"Bill Lee!\"
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 32 Issue 6, June 2000, p20-21, il, por