sentences:  For the American airborne landings as part of the Invasion of Normandy, General Pratt, originally assigned to command the division train and reserve troops of the 101st to be landed by sea, received permission to land with a force of CG-4A Waco gliders assigned to Mission Chicago, the first U.S. glider assault during the invasion.Pratt flew as a passenger (along with his aide 1st Lt. Lee John May), in the lead glider, a quickly substituted CG-4A with a bolt-on Griswold nose protection device, painted to represent "The Fighting Falcon".The original "Fighting Falcon" was moved to position #45 in the flight serial.