
Ces deux journées firent 70 blessés et
19 morts parmi les soldats alliés et les résistants et 4 parmi les
Allemands
Militaires du convoi:
ANHORN REUBEN .
(Matricule: 37171074).
Né le 18 octobre 1908 à Dalo,
Dakota du Nord de Fred H. et Diela Anhorn. Avant de faire son service
militaire, il travaillait à Minot. -Dakota du Nord. USA. Nommé
au 357e régiment d'infanterie, il débarque à Utah Beach le 8 juin 1944. Il
est fait prisonnier près de Porbail, dans la Manche, il est interné dans le
camp 221 à Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande près de Rennes. Lorsque les Allemands
évacuent ce camp face à l'avancée des troupes terrestres américaines, lui et
39 autres prisonniers sont enfermés dans un wagon de marchandises. Le 2
août, le train prend le chemin de Redon, Nantes, Angers jusqu'à Langeais
(près de Tours) où il fut stoppé par l'attaque de 2 avions alliés, des P38 Lightning. Il est tué lors du mitraillage du convoi.
U.S.
Army Serial Number: 37171074
Rank:
Private
Service:
Company F, 357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division,
U.S. Army
Missing in Action:
19 June 1944
Burial Location:
Plot: B Row: 17 Grave: 35,
Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France,
Private Reuben Anhorn was born on 18 October 1908 in Max, North
Dakota, to Fred H. and Diela Anhorn.
Prior to entering military service, Anhorn worked in Minot,
North Dakota. He enjoyed visiting his family in Max, North
Dakota, on the weekends. His half-sister, Blanche, remembered
him as being kind, quiet, and sincere.
As a member of the 357th Infantry Regiment, Anhorn
landed on Utah Beach on 8 June 1944, and entered action on 10
June 1944. Pvt. Anhorn
was one of 59 members of Company F who were listed as
“Missing in Action” on the 24 June 1944 morning report.
Allied troops stationed in the eastern part of the town of
Portbail in the Cotentin Peninsula watched for Germans
reinforcements coming from the South to defend Cherbourg.
Unexpectedly, the Germans came from the north during the
night. The Germans avoided skirmishes with the Americans and
chose to slip quietly through American lines taking prisoners by
surprise. Very few casualties were reported on the Morning
Reports due to the limited fighting.
Private Anhorn was one of seven Anhorn brothers and half
brothers who served during World War II. Fred Anhorn Jr. served
in the Army in the Pacific and was a POW. William (Bill)
served in the CeeBees as Mechanic for the Navy in England.
Clarence served with the Army in Germany and was wounded.
Robert served with the Marines in the South Pacific. Alvin
served with the Army and was wounded. Charles served in the
Navy in the South Pacific and the Korean War.
Anhorn’s father Fred H. Anhorn, his stepmother Lillie, and 21
siblings and half siblings survived Private Anhorn.
Private Anhorn’s Awards:
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Purple Heart |
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ARNOLD
Barney F. T/Sgt. (Matr. 18061280).
8th Air Force, 306 Bombardment Group (Heavy),
367 Bomb Squadron (the Clay Pigeons) de la base américaine 111 de Thurleigh
en Angleterre.
Né le 6
novembre 1920. Diplômé en 1938 de l'école supérieure de Diboll , il est vérificateur pour le bois d'oeuvre avant son service militaire.
. Le 17 juin 1944, il est
mitrailleur dans la tourelle supérieure sur un bombardier américain B-17.
Lors de la traversée de la Manche au-dessus de Dieppe, son avion est touché
par la DCA allemande. La mission continue. Neuf minutes après avoir bombardé
un pont ferroviaire à Noyen, le feu se déclare dans l'un des moteurs. Tout l'équipage saute en
parachute dans la région de Loué. Pendant le saut, Barney Arnold se fracture la
jambe. Soigné dans un hôpital militaire allemand à Rennes, il est interné dans le
camp 221 à
Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande près de Rennes. Lorsque les Allemands évacuent ce
camp face à l'avancée des troupes terrestres américaines, lui et 39 autres
prisonniers sont enfermés dans un wagon de marchandises. Le 2 août, le train
prend le chemin de Redon, Nantes, Angers jusqu'à Langeais (près de Tours) où
il fut stoppé par l'attaque de 2 avions alliés, des P38 Lightning. Il est tué lors du mitraillage du convoi.
Army Serial Number: 18061280
Service:
8th Air Force,
306 Bombardment Group (Heavy), 367 Bomb Squadron
(the Clay
Pigeons) stationed at American Air Base 111, Thurleigh, England.
Buried: Union
Springs Corrigan, Polk County, Texas.
Technical Sergeant Arnold of Diboll, Texas, was born 6
November 1920 and was one of five Arnold family members
who served during World War II including brothers Maxey
Jr., Army Air Corps; Robert Stanley, Navy; Billy Gene,
Army Air Corps; and his sister, Vivian Doris, Women's
Air Corps.
T/Sgt.
Arnold was the aerial engineer and top turret gunner on
a B-17 bomber based at American Air Base 111, Thurleigh,
England. German FLAK hit his plane, a B-17 bomber, on
June 17 1944 while crossing the French coast near
Dieppe, France. The plane experienced intermittent
fires in an engine for the next 1 ½ hours but completed
the mission. Nine minutes after bombing a rail bridge
at Noyen, France, the number one engine burst into
flames, and the pilot ordered the crew to bailout
immediately. T/Sgt. Arnold and eight other members of
his crew parachuted into the region of Loué, France.
During the jump, T/Sgt. Arnold suffered a broken leg and
was taken to the German military hospital at Rennes,
France. After recovering from his injuries, he was
moved to Stalag 221 in Rennes.
Prior to his service, he graduated as valedictorian of
the 1938 class of Pinelands High School and planned to
be a minister. He worked as a lumber checker for the
Southern Pine Lumber Company. Survivors include his
wife, Mary L. Arnold of Keltys, Texas, his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. James Maxey Arnold of Diboll, Texas, three
brothers, James Maxey Jr., Robert Stanley, and Billy,
and three sisters, Vivian Doris, Mildred, and Annette. |
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CAMPBELL, Matt Donald,
Matricule
39465836:
Né
le 25 février 1925, il est le fils de Roy Arc et de Caroline Welter. Il
's'engage à l'âge de 18 ans dans l'armée américaine à Spokane dans
l'Etat de Washington, le 22 juin 1943. Soldat au
60e Régiment d'Infanterie, 9e Division
d'Infanterie, il est fait prisonnier et est interné dans le
camp 221 à
Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande près de Rennes. Lorsque les Allemands évacuent ce
camp face à l'avancée des troupes terrestres américaines, lui et 39 autres
prisonniers sont enfermés dans un wagon de marchandises. Le 2 août, le train
prend le chemin de Redon, Nantes, Angers jusqu'à Langeais (près de Tours) où
il fut stoppé par l'attaque de 2 avions alliés, des P38 Lightning. Il est
tué lors du mitraillage du convoi.. Il est inhumé au cimetière américain
de Colleville en Normandie.
 Rank:
Private
Service:
Medical Detachment, 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry
Division, U.S. Army
Missing in Action:
15 June 1944
Burial Location: Plot: B, Row: 23, Grave: 5,
Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France,
Private
Matt Donald Campbell was from Richland, Baker County, Oregon.
He was born 25 February 1925, the son of Roy Arch CAMPBELL and
Caroline Amanda WELTER CAMPBELL. The Campbell’s farmed in the
Eagle Valley area. Pvt. Campbell was inducted at the age of 18
years in the U.S. Army at Spokane, Washington, 22 June 1943.
Pvt. Campbell’s
Awards:
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DE VAY
Cyril K.
Soldat de première classe Cyril K. De Vay est
né dans l'Illinois le 13 Juin 1911. Il est le fils de Lester Vay et
Cecilia Kron Vay. La famille réside à la Nouvelle-Orléans, en
Louisiane. Il entre dans l'armée des États-Unis le 20 mai 1942 au camp
de Livingston, Grant Parish, Louisiane. Avec son unité, le 508 Régiment
d'Infanterie parachutiste,
Cyril De Vay est l'un des premiers Américains à être parachuté près de
Sainte-Mère-Église, peu après 2h00 du matin le jour J. Il est fait
prisonnier
et est interné dans le camp 221 à Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande près
de Rennes. Lorsque les Allemands évacuent ce camp face à l'avancée des
troupes terrestres américaines, lui et 39 autres prisonniers sont
enfermés dans un wagon de marchandises. Le 2 août, le train prend le
chemin de Redon, Nantes, Angers jusqu'à Langeais (près de Tours) où il
fut stoppé par l'attaque de 2 avions alliés, des P38 Lightning. Il est
tué lors du mitraillage du convoi.. Il est inhumé au cimetière américain
de Colleville en Normandie.
Sur 2.056 hommes de la 508e régiment d'infanterie
parachutiste qui ont été parachuté du joue J au 15 juillet 1944, 918
seulement sont sortis sain et sauf. Le reste a été blessé, capturé ou
tué.
U.S. Army Serial Number 38171694
Rank: Private First Class
Service:
C Company, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82 Airborne
Division, U.S. Army
Missing in Action:
6 June 1944
Burial Location: Plot: A, Row: 17, Grave: 38,
Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France
Private First Class Cyril K. De Vay was born in Illinois on
13 June 1911. He was the son of Lester Vay and Cecilia Kron Vay.
The Vays resided in New Orleans, Louisiana. De Vay entered the
U.S. Army on 20 May 1942 at Camp Livingston, Grant Parish,
Louisiana. Private De Vay was one of the first Americans to
land in Normandy when his unit, the 508 Parachute Infantry
Regiment, parachuted in to an area near
Sainte-Mère-Église
shortly after 2:00 a.m. on D Day. His mother, his wife Grace S.
De Vay of Chicago, Illinois and a son, David S. De Vay, survived
him.

"...2.056 men of the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment jumped
into Normandy on D-Day, and on July 15, 1944, only 918 returned.
The rest had been killed, captured or wounded. "
Source: The late O. B. Hill, 508th P.I.R. Association, 82nd
Airborne Division, Cathedral Hill, CA
De Vay
Awards:
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Presidential Unit Citation |
Purple Heart |
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JENNER, Donald Harry
Soldat
britannique. 20 ans. Fait prisonnier, il est
interné dans le camp 221 à
Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande près de Rennes. Lorsque les Allemands évacuent ce
camp face à l'avancée des troupes terrestres américaines, lui et 39 autres
prisonniers sont enfermés dans un wagon de marchandises. Le 2 août, le train
prend le chemin de Redon, Nantes, Angers jusqu'à Langeais (près de Tours) où
il fut stoppé par l'attaque de 2 avions alliés, des P38 Lightning. Il est
tué lors du mitraillage du convoi.
Nationality: United Kingdom
Service Number:
14214867
Rank:
Private
Service:
Royal Norfolk Regiment, 1st Battalion, 185th
Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division
Age:
20
Missing in Action:
08 June 1944
Burial Location:
Langeais Communal Cemetery, Row 12, Grave 3.
On 3 June1944, the Royal Norfolks commenced embarkation at New
Haven at 22:15 and finished at 23:00. Spirits were very high.
Earlier that day, the Regiment had tea on the quayside.
Cigarettes and paying cards arrived on the craft, all supplied
free along with bundles of Penguin books.
Under heavy mortar and shellfire, the regiment arrived five
minutes early on 6 June 1944 at 9:50 hours on the Red Queen
Sector of Sword Beach. At 12:00 hours, the Royal Norfolks took
over for the Suffolks as they advanced towards their objective
of Caen.
On 7 June, the Royal Norfolks moved with the Warwicks into a
position near Vermouth overlooking a large area to the north.
The Regiment came under heavy fire during an encounter with the
12th SS and 21st Panzer Division. The attack on
Lebisey Wood commenced at 18:00 hours and the following day the
Regiment linked up with Gold Beach and U.S. forces from Omaha
Beach while fighting in the area of Beauregard and Blainville.
His parents, George Arthur and Frances May Jenner, of East
Peckham, Kent, survived Pvt. Jenner. |
K IMBER, William Frances Peter
Soldat
britannique. matricule:
5724388.
Régiment Dorstshire , 1er Bataillon, 231 e Brigade
d'infanterie, 50e Division Norhumbrian. 29 ans.
Fils
de William JH Kimber et de Sarah EL Kimber, de Wimborne, Dorsetshire et
le mari d'Eva Irene Kimber, de Wimborne. Fait prisonnier, il est
interné dans le camp 221 à
Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande près de Rennes. Lorsque les Allemands évacuent ce
camp face à l'avancée des troupes terrestres américaines, lui et 39 autres
prisonniers sont enfermés dans un wagon de marchandises. Le 2 août, le train
prend le chemin de Redon, Nantes, Angers jusqu'à Langeais (près de Tours) où
il fut stoppé par l'attaque de 2 avions alliés, des P38 Lightning. Il est
tué lors du mitraillage du convoi.
Nationality:
United Kingdom
Service Number:
5724388
Rank:
Private
Service:
Dorsetshire Regiment, 1st Battalion, 231st
Infantry Brigade, 50th Northumbrian Division
Age:
29
Missing in Action:
08 June 1944
Burial Location:
Langeais Communal Cemetery, Row 12, Grave 2.
Private Kimber was the son of William J. H. Kimber and Sarah E.
L. Kimber, of Wimborne, Dorsetshire and the husband of Eva Irene
Kimber, of Wimborne.
The 50th Northumbrian Division was a
British Territory Army or volunteer reserve force. The two Ts
in its insignia represent the two boundaries to its recruitment
area, the rivers Tyne and Tees.
The Division was incorporated in to regular
service during World War II and served in several major
campaigns including Northern Africa, Tunisia, and Sicily.
The Dorset’s invaded Sicily in July 1943 but the
stay in Italy was short lived. The Dorset’s returned to
England, their experience of assault landings was needed to
spearhead the D-Day invasion of France.
The
Dorsetshire Regiment embarked on the Empire Spearhead and
the Empire Cross Bow at South Hampton and landed with the
50th (Northumbrian) Division on Gold Beach on D Day.
Having landed slightly to the east of their
objective at Le Hamel, on a beach that was still under enemy
fire, they made their way inland and by nightfall were in and
around the village of Ryes.
On 7 June, the Dorsetshires took over Ryes from the Devons and
advanced to Bazenville and La Croix with the primary objective
of seizing the Caen-Bayeux road |
S
/ Sgt. KOWALSKI Alexander W.
( Matricule: 11008430). Né en 1918, il réside 75 Washington Street, Greenfield,
Franklin County, dans le Massachusetts. Il perd ses parents d'origine
polonaise prématurément et c'est son frère aîné Vincent, qui devient son
tuteur. S/Sgt de la
1re
Division d'infanterie, 7 e bataillon d'artillerie il
combat en Afrique du Nord, Sicile, Italie, et a participé au
débarquement en Normandie le 6 Juin 1944. Fait prisonnier, il est
interné dans le camp 221 à
Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande près de Rennes. Lorsque les Allemands évacuent ce
camp face à l'avancée des troupes terrestres américaines, lui et 39 autres
prisonniers sont enfermés dans un wagon de marchandises. Le 2 août, le train
prend le chemin de Redon, Nantes, Angers jusqu'à Langeais (près de Tours) où
il fut stoppé par l'attaque de 2 avions alliés, des P38 Lightning. Il est
tué lors du mitraillage du convoi.Il est inhumé dans le cimetière
américain de Colleville en Normandie.
S ervice: Staff
Sergeant, U.S. Army,
1st
Infantry Division, 7th Artillery Battalion
Buried: Normandy
American Cemetery. Colleville-sur-Mer, France,
Plot: B Row: 21 Grave: 5
Born in 1918, S/Sgt was
a resided at 75 Washington Street, Greenfield, Franklin County,
Massachusetts. His parents, who emigrated from Poland, died at
an early age and Kowalski’s older brother, Vincent, was his
guardian. S/Sgt. Kowalski graduated from Greenfield High School
in 1937 and enlisted in the U. S. Army on 8 November 1940 at
Springfield, Massachusetts. His military training was conducted
at Fort Deven, Massachusetts, Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester,
Vermont, and Fort Benning, Georgia. He was a member of the 1st
Infantry Division, 7th Artillery Battalion and fought
in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and participated in the D Day
invasion on June 6, 1944
S/Sgt Kowalski’s
Awards:
 |
 |
 |
Legion
of Merit |
Bronze
Star |
Purple Heart |
|
MAGAZINER, Sidney
(Matricule: 32801566). Né le 9 juin 1918 à
Bronx County, New-York. Il est mobilisé dans l'armée américaine le 11
février 1943 à New-York
dans le 38e Régiment d'Infanterie, 2e Division d'Infanterie. Il est fait
prisonnier et est interné dans le camp 221 à
Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande près de Rennes. Lorsque les Allemands évacuent
ce camp face à l'avancée des troupes terrestres américaines, lui et 39
autres prisonniers sont enfermés dans un wagon de marchandises. Le 2
août, le train prend le chemin de Redon, Nantes, Angers jusqu'à Langeais
(près de Tours) où il fut stoppé par l'attaque de 2 avions alliés, des
P38 Lightning. Il est
tué lors du mitraillage du convoi. Il est inhumé au cimetière national
de Long Island, Farmingdale, Suffolk Conty, New-York.
 Service:
38th Infantry
Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division.
Buried:
Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New
York, USA Plot: Section J, Site 14358
Private First
Class Magaziner, a native of Bronx County, New York, was born 9
June 1918. He was inducted into the U.S. Army on 11
February 1943 at New York City. |
NORWOOD, Gordon Taylor,
Né dans l'Ouest Almond, Allegany County, New York, le 5 avril
1913, de Roland et de Marie Louise NORWOOD TAYLOR (son père émigré
d'Angleterre en 1901 est devenu citoyen américain en 1906), il
est mobilisé dans l'armée américaine le 7 Mars 1942 à Fort Niagara,
Youngstown, New York. Formé à Fort Lewis, Washington et au camp Haan,
en Californie, où il suit , l'école Cook et Baker. Il quitte les
Etats-Unis en avril 1944 pour l'Europe. Fait prisonnier, il est
interné dans le camp 221 à
Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande près de Rennes. Lorsque les Allemands évacuent ce
camp face à l'avancée des troupes terrestres américaines, lui et 39 autres
prisonniers sont enfermés dans un wagon de marchandises. Le 2 août, le train
prend le chemin de Redon, Nantes, Angers jusqu'à Langeais (près de Tours) où
il fut stoppé par l'attaque de 2 avions alliés, des P38 Lightning. Il est
tué lors du mitraillage du convoi.
U.
S. Army Serial Number: 32252348
Rank:
Private First Class
Service:
Company A, 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division, U.S.
Army
Missing in Action:
29 June 1944
Burial Location: Woodlawn
Cemetery, Austinburg, Brookfield Township, Pennsylvania
PFC Norwood was born in West Almond, Allegany County, New York,
on 5 April 1913. His father, a farmer, emigrated from England to
the United States in 1901 and became a U.S. citizen in 1906.
Norwood graduated from Alfred High School and the New York State
School of Agriculture. Just prior to his enlistment on 7 March
1942 at Fort Niagara, Youngstown, New York, Norwood married
Helen Grist of Woodhull, New York, on February 26, 1942. He
trained at Fort Lewis, Washington, and Camp Haan, California,
where he attended Cook and Baker’s school. He departed for
Europe in April 1944. PFC Norwood was taken prisoner during the
battle to capture the Cotentin Peninsula and Cherbourg. |

Sur la photographie du mémorial des victimes de la Seconde Guerre
mondiale de la ville d'ALFRED, le nom de Gordon NORWOOD est repéré en
rouge.
ROSTA, George G.
Soldat
canadien (Matricule:F 56522). Agé de 32 ans. Blessé à la jambe droite,
il entre à l'hôpital militaire de la rue Jean Macé de Rennes le 23 juin 44,
puis est transféré au stalag 221 de St-Jacques- de-la-Lande le 30 juillet
1944. Lorsque les Allemands évacuent ce
camp face à l'avancée des troupes terrestres américaines, lui et 39 autres
prisonniers sont enfermés dans un wagon de marchandises. Le 2 août, le train
prend le chemin de Redon, Nantes, Angers jusqu'à Langeais (près de Tours) où
il fut stoppé par l'attaque de 2 avions alliés, des P38 Lightning. Il est
tué lors du mitraillage du convoi.
 Nationality:
Canada
Service Number:
F/56522
Rank:
Private
Service:
Company A, North Nova Scotia Highlanders, R.C.I.C., 3rd
Canadian Infantry Division
Age:
32
Missing in Action:
10 June 1944
Burial Location:
Plot: 28, Row F, Grave 6, Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War
Cemetery, Bretteville-Sur-Laize, Calvados, France.
Private Rosta was born
19
Dec 1917, in Sydney, Nova Scotia, and was the son
of Joseph and Julia Rosta, of Birch Grove, Cape Breton Co., Nova
Scotia.
He entered the service March 23, 1943, at the Halifax
District Depot #6. After six months of infantry training in
Aldershot, Nova Scotia, he departed Canada on 11 September 1943 and
arrived in England on 19 September 1943. On 16 December 1943 he was
assigned to the North Nova Scotia Highlanders.
The
North Nova Scotia Highlanders, landed at Juno Beach at 11:40 a.m., 6
June 1944. Severe congestion on the beach and around Bernières Sur
Mer delayed the Highlanders approach to their assembly point near
Beny. Early in the evening, the Highlanders led the advance towards
their objective of Carpiquet airport. Encountering stiff German
resistance at Villons-les-Buissons, the regiment halted within four
miles of their objective.
The following day, 7 June, the Highlanders suffered severe losses
during a battle with the 12th SS Panzer Division near the
village of Buron. Coming under mortar and shellfire south of Buron,
Company A dug in along a thick hedge. Major A.J. Wilson last saw
Private Rosta at approximately 1800 hours on 7 June digging and
holding north of a hedgerow between Buron and Authie. A
German
counter attack swung around behind Company A cutting the company off
from reinforcements. Of the more than 100 members of Company A,
all but 19 were killed or captured. Private Rosta suffered an
injury to his right leg.
Prior to his service, Private Rosta attended public school in rural
Nova Scotia, completed grade 6 and left school at the age of 15 to
work. His occupations included roadwork, laborer, merchant seaman,
and taxi driver. Described in his Personnel Selection Record as a
well-built man, standing 5 feet 9 1/2 inches and weighing 173
pounds, Rosta enjoyed softball, hockey, and fishing. He was survived
by two brothers and five sisters.
Private
Rosta’s Awards:
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SOLOMON, Walter D.
U.S. Army Serial Number 36124658  Né
en 1917 dans le Kentucky, il 'engage dans l'armée américaine le 30 juin
1941 à Detroit, dans le Michigan. Sergent au
60e Régiment d'Infanterie, 9e Division
d'Infanterie, il est fait prisonnier et est interné dans le
camp 221 à
Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande près de Rennes. Lorsque les Allemands évacuent ce
camp face à l'avancée des troupes terrestres américaines, lui et 39 autres
prisonniers sont enfermés dans un wagon de marchandises. Le 2 août, le train
prend le chemin de Redon, Nantes, Angers jusqu'à Langeais (près de Tours) où
il fut stoppé par l'attaque de 2 avions alliés, des P38 Lightning. Il est
tué lors du mitraillage du convoi. Il est inhumé au cimetière américain
de Colleville en Normandie.
Rank:
Sergeant
Service:
Company M, 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division, U.S.
Army
Missing in Action:
17 June 1944
Burial Location:
Plot: D, Row: 16, Grave: 32, Normandy American Cemetery,
Colleville-sur-Mer, FranceService:
Born in 1917, Sgt.
Solomon was a native of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and
enlisted in the U.S. Army on 30 July 1941 in Detroit, Michigan.
Sgt. Solomon was born on 30 October 1917, in Estill
County, Kentucky, where his father worked for the Stearns
Railroad Company. Solomon enlisted in the U.S. Army on 30 July
1941 in Detroit, Michigan and was reported missing on 15 June
1944 during the 9th Infantry’s battle to capture the
Cotentin Peninsula and Cherbourg.
Sgt. Solomon’s Awards:
Purple Heart |
John D. TAYLOR,
Staff/Sgt.
soldat
américain de la 38e régiment d'infanterie
de la 2e division d'infanterie (matricule 18010823). Il est né le
30 décembre 1916 à Trinity County, dans le Texas. Avant d'être mobilisé
dans l'armée américaine le 27 novembre 1940 à Houston dans le Texas, il
était fermier. Il est blessé à la jambe gauche et au pied et fait prisonnier entre Cerisy-la-Forêt et
Sain-Georges-d'Elle près de Saint-Lô. Admis à l'hôpital allemand
de Rennes, rue Jean Macé, il est ensuite incarcéré au stalag 221 à
Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande près de Rennes. Lorsque les Allemands évacuent ce
camp face à l'avancée des troupes terrestres américaines, lui et 39 autres
prisonniers sont enfermés dans un wagon de marchandises. Le 2 août, le train
prend le chemin de Redon, Nantes, Angers jusqu'à Langeais (près de Tours) où
il fut stoppé par l'attaque de 2 avions alliés, des P38 Lightning. Il est
tué lors du mitraillage du convoi. Il a été enterré dans le cimetière de
Langeais. La tombe est marquée d'une croix en bois avec "JD Taylor -
18010823 - Crokett - USA" imprimé sur une plaque en bois. Le maire de
Langeais, Monsieur Martial Boisseau, était en possession de sa plaque
d'identification ainsi que d'effets personnels, comprenant un mandat de
réception, 5 photos très endommagées par l'humidité et de tachées
de sang et une petite pièce de 5
$. Il repose maintenant au cimetière de Fairlawn, Liberty dans le Texas.
Staff/Sgt. John D. TAYLOR,
U.S.
Army Serial Number: 18010823
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Service:
Company E, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd
Infantry Division, U.S. Army
Missing in Action:
24 June 1944
Burial
Location: Lot 14, Section 16A, Fairlawn Cemetery, Liberty,
Texas.
Staff
Sgt. Taylor
was born in Trinity County, Texas, on
30 December 1916. He enlisted in the United States Army on 27
November 1940 at Houston, Texas. Prior to his enlistment,
he was a farmer. He was assigned to the 38th
Regiment of the Second Infantry Division, U.S. Army. He
was survived by his mother, Jennie Taylor, and his father, John
D. Taylor Sr., of Crockett, Texas. was a prisoner of war
held at the Prisoner of War Hospital in Rennes, France. He
was initially buried in the Cemetery of Langeais,
Indre-et-Loire, France. The Mayor of Langeais provided the
date of death as August 6, 1944. The grave was marked with
a wooden cross with "J.D. Taylor - 18010823 - Crokett - U.S.A."
printed on a wooden nameplate. The Mayor of Langeais,
Monsieur Boisseau Martial, had possession of one of S/Sgt.
Taylor's identification tags. The Army's inventory of
S/Sgt. Taylor's personal effects included one Money Order
Receipt and 5 photos badly damaged by moisture and appearing to
be blood stained, and a small piece of a $5 bill also blood
stained.
S/Sgt. Taylor's remains were
moved to the St. Andre-de-Eure Military Cemetery on January 27,
1945. The cemetery is located approximately fifteen miles
southeast of Evreux and 15 miles northeast of Dreux, France.
Buried to his right was S/Sgt. Alexander William Kowalski,
11008430, 7th Field Artillery Battalion, 1st Infantry Division.
S/Sgt. Kowalski, of Greenfield, MA, was also a victim of the
Langeais strafing attack. S/Sgt. Kowalski was later
reinterred in the American Cemetery, Colleville sur Mer,
Normandy, France, at the request of his brother Vincent Kowalski
S/Sgt. Taylor's remains were shipped
to the United States on board the USAT Carroll Victory departing
from Cherbourg, France. His remains arrived in Liberty,
Texas at 6:25 a.m., Friday, July 29, 1949 and were consigned to
the Allison Funeral Home in Liberty with burial in the Fairlawn
Cemetery in Liberty, Texas
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S/Sgt. Taylor’s name appeared in the Kreigs Gefanger
Lazerette Rennes, Liste 84
LKB nr. (Lazarette Krank Buch Nummer) 1037.
Translated into English:
War Prisoner Hospital, Rennes
List 84
Hospital Sick Book Number 1037
S/Sgt. Taylor was admitted to the hospital on 25 June
1944. |
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Sory Sornatt
ce nom est rayé sur l'acte de décès et remplacé par ?
Maliki
Sidebé -Guinée Française-soldat au 14ème Régiment de
Tirailleurs sénégalais
Sorigba Kamara - Konakry Guinée
-soldat au 14ème Régiment de Tirailleurs
sénégalais
Tardif Gaston. Né le
5/8/1913 au Grand-Fougeray (35). Arrêté le 30 mai 1944 au Grand-Fougeray. Entré à Jacques Cartier le 31/5/44.
Instituteur. Tué de trois balles de mitrailleuse lors de l'attaque du train à Langeais.
Son dernier souffle a été recueilli par Bernard Bougeard de Guipry.
Champseix
Georges Marcel ,né le 27
mars 1924.(après exhumation le
26-11-1945 reconnu par sa famille :)
Cardennet Roger,
, né le 5 décembre 1923 à La Fresnay (35) transcription du décés le
5-11-1959- reconnu :)
Guéhéneuc
Jules Né
le 9 mars 1904 à Port-à-la-Duc, Pléhérel."Notaire à Pléherel. Repris lors
d'une tentative d'évasion puis abattu par un Allemand surnommé
Bec-de-lièvre.
Langeaisienne qui apportait du
ravitaillement. Mme Richomme
née Chaussard (dcd le 6 août 1944 à
20h)
History
of the 306 Bomb Group and the 367th Squadron:
The
306th Bombardment Group, activated in March 1942, became one of
the pioneer units involved in the Air War in the European
Theatre. Based in Thurleigh, England, the 306th was
first over Germany, often without fighter escort, striking
targets deep into the heart of the Third Reich.
The
B-17s of the 306th supported many campaign offensives such as
the Battle of the Bulge, the airborne assault across the Rhine
and destruction of the German Air Force and its supporting
industries. For its outstanding combat record, the 306th was
awarded the Distinguished Unit Citation with one Oak Leaf
Cluster and six campaign stars.
The
ill-fated 367th Bomb Squadron had earned the nickname
the “Clay Pigeons,” because they had suffered the highest losses
of any unit in the United States’ Eighth Air Force.
Histoire
de la 306 Bomb Group et le 367e Escadron:
Le 306e groupe de bombardement, activé en Mars 1942, est devenu
l'un des pionniers des unités impliquées dans la guerre aérienne
dans le théâtre européen. Basé à Thurleigh, en Angleterre, le
306e a frappé des cibles en profondeur au cœur du Troisième
Reich. en Allemagne, souvent sans escorte de combat.
Le B-17 de la 306e a participé à de nombreuses campagnes
offensives telles que la bataille des Ardennes, et à des raids
de bombardements des usines allemandes l'autre côté du Rhin.
Pour honorer sa mémoire, le 306e a
reçu le Distinguished Unit Citation avec un Oak Leaf Cluster
campagne et six étoiles.
Le 367e Escadron de bombardiers avait le le surnom de la
«Clay Pigeons», parce qu'il avait subi les pertes les plus
élevées de toute l'unité des États-Unis . |
History of the 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment:
 Attached to the 82 Airborne Division, the 508th
PIR dropped behind Utah Beach, Normandy, France between Ste
Mere-Eglise and Carentan on 6 June 1944, at approximately 0215
hours. The 508th paratroopers were among the first
soldiers to fight on D-Day. Primary targets were bridges over
the Douve River, located at Brienville and Beuzeville-la-Bastille.
Clouds and heavy anti-aircraft fire caused the troop carrier
plane formations to break up and many planes strayed off
course. The enemy immediately surrounded the secured area with
mobile anti airborne landing groups that attacked with machine
guns, mortars, and artillery.
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History of United
States Army’s 60th
Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division:
On 11 June 1944, the
60th Regiment debarked at Utah Beach on the Cotentin Peninsula,
Normandy, France. On 12 June, 1944, driving hard toward the St.
Colombe in France, the 2nd Battalion, 60th Regiment completely
outdistanced the rest of the 9th Division. For a time, the unit
was even believed to be lost, but actually the battalion had
overrun the German defenses in the face of murderous fire and
had cut the main highway to the northwest. Instead of
withdrawing, the battalion set up a bridgehead on the Douve
River and held the position for seven hours until the rest of
the Division caught up to them, facilitating the cutting of the
peninsula. Due to this demonstration of rapid penetration and
maneuver, the "Scouts Out" motto originated for the battalion.
"Scouts Out" is the official greeting of the battalion.
The Regiment once again
led the way for the division as it spearheaded the American
advance out of the beachhead that cut the Cotentin Peninsula
and secured the vital Port of Cherbourg. Following the breakout
at St. Lo, the regiment fought across France and in September
1944 made its second combat crossing of the Meuse River.
60th
Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division Honors:
Decorations
* French Croix de Guerre
with Palm, World War II for COTENTIN PENINSULA
Campaign
Participation Credit World War II:
* Algeria-French Morocco
(with arrowhead); * Tunisia; * Sicily; * Normandy; * Northern France;
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History of the
United States Army’s First Infantry Division:
The 1st
Infantry Division of the U.S. Army was one of the two
divisions that landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day, with some of
the division's units suffering 30 percent casualties in the
first hour of the assault. The First Division secured
Formigny and Caumont in the beachhead by the end of the day.
The division followed up the St. Lo break-through with an
attack on Marigny, July 27, 1944, and then drove across
France in a continuous offensive, reaching the German border
at Aachen in September.
1st
Battalion 7th Field Artillery Regiment Honors:
Decorations

*French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II for
KASSERINE
*French Croix de
Guerre with Palm, World War II for NORMANDY
*French Medaille
Militaire, Fourragere
Campaign
Participation Credit
World War II:
*Algeria-French
Morocco (with arrowhead)
*Tunisia; *Sicily
(with arrowhead); *Normandy (with arrowhead)
*Northern France;
*Rhineland; *Ardennes-Alsace; *Central Europe |
History of the 90th
Infantry Division:
La Division a été surnommé le
«difficiles» Ombres et était autrefois appelé le
Texas Oklahoma Division.
Les lettres rouges "T" et "O" de la Division sur
l'insigne de l'épaule représentent les initiales du
Texas et l'Oklahoma . La 90 e division
débarque en Angleterre le 5 avril 1944. Les premiers
éléments débarquent le jour J à Utah Beach.
La Division traverse la
rivière Merderet après de violents combats. En
entrant dans le bocage, la Division fait face à un
ennemi invisible. Au cours des affrontements, la
division subit de lourdes pertes, 150 officiers et
2315 hommes de troupe au cours du mois de juin, 310
officiers et 5188 hommes de troupe au mois de
juillet.
Après une action
défensive le long de la Douve, la 90e Division
prend Périers le 27 Juillet. Le
12 août, la division atteint la Sarthe, au nord et à
l'est du Mans, et participe à la fermeture de
la poche de Falaise, en prenant Chambois, le 19 août |
The
Division was nicknamed the Tough 'Ombres and was formerly
called the Texas-Oklahoma Division. The red letters “T” and
“O” on the Division’s shoulder patch represent the initials
of Texas and Oklahoma.
The 90th Infantry Division landed in England, 5 April 1944,
and trained from 10 April to 4 June. First elements of the
Division saw action on D Day, 6 June, on Utah Beach,
Normandy. The remainder of the Division entered combat, 10
June. The Division crossed the Merderet River to take Pont
l'Abbe in heavy fighting.
Upon entering the bocage (hedgerow) territory of Normandy,
the Division faced hostile fire from an invisible enemy.
During the bocage battles, the division suffered heavy
casualties—150 officers and 2,315 enlisted men during June;
310 officers, and 5,188 enlisted men during July.
After defensive action along the Douve, the 90th
Division attacked to clear the Foret de Mont Castre,
clearing it by 11 July, in spite of fierce resistance. An
attack on the island of Seves failing, 23 July, the 90th
bypassed it and took Periers, 27 July. On 12 August, the
Division drove across the Sarthe River, north and east of Le
Mans, and took part in the closing of the Falaise Gap,
taking Chambois, 19 August.
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History of
the United States Army’s
Second Infantry Division:
On October 8 October
1943 the division officially sailed from the New York Port Of
Embarkation, and started arriving in Belfast, Northern Ireland
on October 17. The 2nd Infantry Division then moved
over to England, where they trained and staged for forward
movement to France.
After training in
Northern Ireland and Wales from October 1943 to June 1944, the
2nd Infantry Division crossed the channel to land on Omaha Beach
on D plus 1, June 7, 1944, near St. Laurent-sur-Mer. Attacking
across the Aure River, the Division liberated Trevieres, June
10, and proceeded to assault and secure Hill 192, the key enemy
strongpoint on the road to St. Lô. With the hill taken July 11,
1944, the Division went on the defensive until July 26.
Exploiting the St-Lo break-through, the 2nd Division advanced
across the Vire to take Tinchebray August 15, 1944. The Division
then moved west to join the battle for Brest, the heavily
defended fortress surrendering September 18, 1944 after a 39-day
contest.
38th
Infantry Regiment Honors:
Decorations
* Presidential Unit
Citation (Army) for HILL 154, BREST
* French Croix de
Guerre with Palm, World War I for MARNE RIVER
* French Croix de
Guerre with Silver-Gilt Star, World War II for BREST 7
Campaign Participation Credit
* Normandy
*Northern France
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Source:
Documentation américaine: Jo
Anna Shipley (Louisville, KY 40204) nièce de John Wonning
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