1 I CHRONICLE OF THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION IN THE HOLLAND CAMPAIGN, SEPTEMBER-NOVEMBER 1944 )Vtf V* . S K M A K I I In 1944 members ofthe U.S. 101st Airborne Division - the Screaming Eagles - took part in Operation Market Garden in an attempt to liberate the Netherlands. Hell's Highway is a never before told personal account of 612 members ofthis renowned force who risked their lives for the freedom ofthis small country and the world. George Koskimaki is an expert at weaving together individual recollections and making them into a cohesive whole. He gives us a compelling and uniquely firsthand account ofthe bravery and - deprivations endured by these troops their hopes, fears, triumphs and tragedies as well as those ofthe Dutch civilians who tried to assist them in their efforts. Hell's Highway gets to the heart ofthe action giving us a picture ofthe true war as seen through the eyes ofthe men who fought it. Jacketimage courtesy ofMichelde Trez HELL'S HIGHWAY HIGHWAY HELL'S Chronicle of the 101st !A.irborne (Division in the Holland Campaign SeptemSer-9{pvember 1944 George E. Koskimaki CASEMATE Havertown, Pennsylvania Published by CASEMATE 2114 Darby Road, Havertown, PA 19083 First Casemate edition, 2003 Previously published by George E. Koskimaki in 1989. © Copyright 1989 George Koskimaki All Rights Reserved. No part ofthis publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission in writing from the Publisher. ISBN 1-932033-05-X Map Illustrations by Peter Barnette Printed and Bound in the United States ofAmerica. Dedicated to theparatroopers andglidermen ofthe 101stAirborne Division as well as the brave pilots and crews who delivered them to participate in the Market-Garden campaign alongHell'sHighway. It is dedicated, also, to the brave men and women of the underground movementin theNetherlandsduring WorldWarII.