by Ginette | Dec 16, 2025
Pvt Gerald Willen 37558056 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Summary Gerald Willen was born in New York in 1918. He enlisted in 1943 and was involved in the Italian campaign. He parachuted into Normandy on the 6th of June 1944 hurting his knee...
by Ginette | Dec 11, 2025
Pte Norman Harold Tiplady Welch 4343414 5th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment Summary NHT Welch was born in Barton-Upon-Humber in 1916. He enlisted in the army in the mid-thirties joining the East Yorkshire Regiment. He was captured on the 5th of July 1944 and ended...
by Ginette | Nov 17, 2025
M/Sgt Morris Wendell Sheppard 37164445 HQ Co, 1st Bn, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment Summary Morris Wendell Sheppard was born in Garden City Minnesota in 1916. The family ran a holiday complex at Maddison Lake, Minnesota. He enlisted in 1942. Sheppard parachuted...
by Ginette | Oct 10, 2025
Flt Lt John Worthington Harder 119026 64 Squadron, RAF Summary Born in New York in 1923, John Worthington Harder joined the RAF before Pearl Harbour and chose to remain with the RAF when America entered the war. Arriving in England early 1942 he had brief spells in...
Recent Comments