Veterans · 10 September 2024

Douglas DILLARD was born 14 September 1925, in Atlanta, Georgia. He joined the army when he was only 17 years old and volunter for parachute training and was attached to A company of the famous 551st parachute infantry batallion under command of colonel Wood JOERG. On august 15th 1944, just a month before hos 18th Doug was part of the Airborne oparation Dragoon, second D day and jumped in Southern France behind enemy line. He then took part to the liberation of many town, including the german...

Veterans · 15 May 2023

Waymon GARNER was born on february the 21st 1921 in Hegira, Kentucky. He was enlisted in the US Army at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on the 22nd of july 1942 as Truck driver light 345. He was attached to the 887th Glider Airborne Engineer company and participated to the European campaing from Algeria, French Morocco, Tunisia, Naple, Foggia, Rome in Italy, France, Rhineland, battle of the Bulge to Germany for a total of 3 years, 2 monthes and 4 days in European campaign. After a special CG-4A...

Veterans · 12 March 2023

Thomas , "Red" , FORAN, Baron, duc de Saint Bar. le parachutiste du 551em , radio du colonel JOERG devenu aide de camp du Roi de Yougoslavie. De racines Irlandaises, Tom FORAN est né à New Haven, Connecticut en 1922 il est le fils de John K Foran and Valerie Shannon. Un ancêtre présumé était Job Foran, un amiral de la flotte française qui a été fait baron par le roi Louis XIV en 1688. Le titre ducal de Saint Bar aurait été conféré à un autre ancêtre en 1799 par le roi de Naples...