Histoire · 18 January 2022

During its request, the AFHQ submits a plan to the 7th Army for study. This plan envisages an assault in the South of France for the month of May 1944, with two to three infantry divisions for the initial assault, and a reinforcement bringing to ten divisions for the push towards the North. The beaches between the peninsula of Giens and Cavalaire sur Mer are selected for the amphibious assault. Rangers are scheduled before zero hour to clear the Hyères islands and the Giens peninsula of its...

Veterans · 25 November 2021

James GOURLAY was born on November 28, 1918 in Greenock, Scotland. He studied at Kelvinside, then at the Edinburgh academy where he was the captain of the pool team. In July 1939, he enlisted in the "Royal Scots", and in October 1940 was commissioned with the "Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders". First incorporated into a machine gun section (341st Machine Gun), he will then be transferred to the 6th and 15th A&SH battalions. In 1941, he married Sybil EDWARDS, before being transferred to the...

Veterans · 05 May 2020

Clarence L. PALMER was born on July 16, 1911 in North Platte, Nebraska. He was incorporated on July 24, 1943 at Fort Brook, Nebraska. Incorporated into the 784th Engineer Petroleum Distribution Company. He will serve as automotive mechanic with the rank of Technician 4 (T4). On March 31, 1944 he was transferred with his unit to the European theater of operation more precisely in Italy, in preparation for the landing in Provence.

In Memoriam · 08 January 2020

Shortly after landing, he died in terrible circumstances at the three-well electricity pylon, on the heights North of Les Arcs, near the hamlet of Nouradons. Danny was in one of the 1st battalion stick landed out of his drop zone, scatered north West. After daylight, the small group was on the way south, dawn to Les Arcs, following the electric line North south. In order of the high ranker officer in charge of the group, thinking that this line was a telephone one, Daniel Fisher climbed the...