WWII Airborne Legend: 336 Days in Combat and Wounded 4 Times #history #veterans #airforce #airborne | American Veterans Center

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WWII Veteran Joe Picard was appointed battery clerk for Battery C, 552nd Field Artillery Battalion and was sent overseas in April of 1944. As part of the artillery battalion, Picard’s unit operated a 240mm howitzer that fired 365-pound shells as far as 14 miles, which required 100 pounds of gunpowder with each shot. | American Veterans Center