Pathfinder Memorial Saint-Germain-de-Varreville
The memorial reads:
On June 6, 1944 at 0.16 AM,
the 101st Airborne Division Pathfinders
were the first paratroopers
to jump here in name of Liberty.
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Source
- Text: Randy Brandt
- Photos: Randy Brandt
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