Normandy 2004 (60th) commemorations


Normandy Veterans 2004

This is just a few of the veterans I met during the Normandy 2004 (60th) commemorations.

 

Jack Agnew

506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, United States Army private first class in World War 2, a member of the Filthy Thirteen, whose exploits inspired the novel and movie The Dirty Dozen

 

 

Jake McNiece

506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, United States Army private first class in World War 2, a member of the Filthy Thirteen, whose exploits inspired the novel and movie The Dirty Dozen. McNiece finished the war with four combat jumps including Normandy and Market Garden.

Forrest Guth

506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division Corporal Guth was one of the 140 original members of the famous Easy Company.

Paul Rogers

506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division First Sergeant McClung a  members of the famous Easy Company.

 

Darrell "Shifty" Powers

506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division Staff Sergeant Powers was one of the 140 original members of the famous Easy Company.

Amos "Buck" Taylor

506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division  was one of the 140 original members of the famous Easy Company.

 

Earl McClung

506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division Staff Sergeant McClung was one of the 140 original members of the famous Easy Company.

 

 

Bob Bearden

Sergeant Bob Bearden was a squad leader of a mortar squad, H Company, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, which was attached to the 82nd Airborne Division in World War II and made its first combat jump in Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944


This is just a few of many hundreds of photo's which I took during Normandy 2004 (60th) commemorations.

Yes that is Private Ryan from the being of Saving private Ryan actor Harrison Young

   

   

Carentan

   

   

   

Omaha

 

   

OOP's help's on its way!

Pointe du hoc

 

 


----My Dad----

Corporal William Henry Buncher 14779552

     

My Dad served with the Leicestershire 22nd Infantry Regiment, then with the Warwickshire Regiment 8th Battalion, promoted to Lance Corporal in the Black Watch 7th Battalion , and Finally transferred to the Glosters as a Corporal in 2nd Battalion.