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Colonel Edson Duncan Raff (November 15, 1907 – March 11, 2003) was a United States Army officer and writer of a book on paratroopers. He served as Commanding Officer (CO) of the first American paratroop unit to jump into combat, the 2nd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, near Oran as part of Operation Torch during World War II. His book, We Jumped to Fight, was based on his experience in that operation and was published in 1944.

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  • Colonel Edson Duncan Raff (November 15, 1907 – March 11, 2003) was a United States Army officer and writer of a book on paratroopers. He served as Commanding Officer (CO) of the first American paratroop unit to jump into combat, the 2nd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, near Oran as part of Operation Torch during World War II. His book, We Jumped to Fight, was based on his experience in that operation and was published in 1944. (en)
  • Edson Duncan Raff (15 novembre 1907 New York - 11 mars 2003 Garnett, Kansas) était un officier de l'armée de terre des États-Unis et auteur d'un livre sur les parachutistes. Il a servi comme commandant du 2e bataillon du 509e régiment d'infanterie parachutiste, près d'Oran dans le cadre de l'Opération Torch. (fr)
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  • Garnett, Kansas, United States (en)
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