1944 Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share #101 Posted June 13, 2011 .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1944 Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share #102 Posted June 13, 2011 .. Concrete Barriers .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1944 Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share #103 Posted June 13, 2011 Here is a piece of an Aircraft Propeller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1944 Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share #104 Posted June 13, 2011 Here is a German Concrete Centry Box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1944 Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share #105 Posted June 13, 2011 WWII 60mm Mortar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1944 Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share #106 Posted June 13, 2011 82nd Airborne Div Trooper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1944 Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share #107 Posted June 13, 2011 101st Airborne Div Trooper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1944 Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share #108 Posted June 13, 2011 I have been out of town for a few days so I am just now getting a chance to look at these. Great pictures! Thanks so much for taking the time to resize and post these pictures. It sure makes me want to go over there to see it in person! ....Kat Hi Kat, Thank You for the nice comments on this side :thumbsup: its appricated. Its diffneatly a place where you want to go to see it in person as there is so many places to really go and see and take it all in. Thats why i said i would up load these pictures for other Forum Friends that can't make it across the pond and can see most of it at home from here on this forum. Regards Tomás. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1944 Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share #109 Posted June 13, 2011 Great photos, thank you for posting them. Dennis Hi Dennis, Thanks for your Kind words Sir :thumbsup: Tomás Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1944 Posted June 14, 2011 Author Share #110 Posted June 14, 2011 Great photos, thank you for posting them. Dennis Hi Dennis, Thank You for your kind words Sir :thumbsup: Tomás. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Dentino Posted June 14, 2011 Share #111 Posted June 14, 2011 Tomás - in a word.....FANTASTIC. Thank you so much for taking the time to post all of these great pics for those of us who have never been able to make it over there to see all of these very historic items. Between you and Ken (Lewis) I feel like I have the next best thing with both of you taking all of this time to show Normandy as it is now....... :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1944 Posted June 14, 2011 Author Share #112 Posted June 14, 2011 Tomás - in a word.....FANTASTIC. Thank you so much for taking the time to post all of these great pics for those of us who have never been able to make it over there to see all of these very historic items. Between you and Ken (Lewis) I feel like I have the next best thing with both of you taking all of this time to show Normandy as it is now....... :thumbsup: Hello Brian, Thanks for your Kind words on this side :thumbsup: Its muchely appricated. Yes it is nice to share them with people that cannot make it across the pond to see it in person so i decided i would up load as much pictures to share with fellow Forum Members and they can see it all from there home with out having to be there in person. Best Regards Tomás. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrapnel Posted July 24, 2011 Share #113 Posted July 24, 2011 Great pictures Tomas, Its changed a bit since i was there in the 70,s.............and changed a hell of a lot for the guys who stood there in 44. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corpsmancollector Posted July 25, 2011 Share #114 Posted July 25, 2011 Great pictures Tomas. I assume some were taken in the De Trez's museum? Thanks for posting :thumbsup: Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptogi Posted July 25, 2011 Share #115 Posted July 25, 2011 Looks like you had an amazing trip! Great photos, and thank you for sharing them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1944 Posted July 25, 2011 Author Share #116 Posted July 25, 2011 Great pictures Tomas, Its changed a bit since i was there in the 70,s.............and changed a hell of a lot for the guys who stood there in 44. Hey Colin Thanks for your Kind Words my friend :thumbsup: Id say it has changed a lot all right over the years its my 1st time there but many more trips to follow back there it is an amazing place all right. Tomás. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1944 Posted July 25, 2011 Author Share #117 Posted July 25, 2011 Great pictures Tomas. I assume some were taken in the De Trez's museum? Thanks for posting :thumbsup: Will Hey Will, Thanks for your kind comments yes you are 100% Correct there well spotted aswell very sharp! :thumbsup: I have got pictures there of Major. Richard D. Winters M-42 Jump Jacket of Easy.Co 506th taken in Michel De Tre'z Museum in St Come Du Mont and also a picture of Col.Van Horn Moseley Helmet 502nd which is also from his Museum in there in the pile. Tomás. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1944 Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share #118 Posted July 27, 2011 Looks like you had an amazing trip! Great photos, and thank you for sharing them! Thanks for you Kind Comments on the photos :thumbsup: It sure was a Excellent Trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squad leader Posted July 27, 2011 Share #119 Posted July 27, 2011 Tomas, Thank you so much for sharing your photos with us. :thumbsup: Daniel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1944 Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share #120 Posted July 27, 2011 Tomas, Thank you so much for sharing your photos with us. :thumbsup: Daniel. Bonjour Daniel, Thanks for your Kind Comments its appricated on this side :thumbsup: Merci. Tomás Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewis505 Posted July 31, 2011 Share #121 Posted July 31, 2011 GREAT pictures man - was at Normandy in August '97 & want to go back again! ALL THE WAY! Bonjour Daniel, Thanks for your Kind Comments its appricated on this side :thumbsup: Merci. Tomás Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1944 Posted July 31, 2011 Author Share #122 Posted July 31, 2011 GREAT pictures man - was at Normandy in August '97 & want to go back again! ALL THE WAY! Hey Lewis505, Thanks Sir for your Kind words it sure is the place to be all right that's a Confirmative on this side of the pond ! for sure :thumbsup: . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchbarge Posted August 15, 2011 Share #123 Posted August 15, 2011 506th P.I.R Vet's i met Here is some picture of themLou Vecchi H.CO. 506TH P.I.R Bob Noody F.CO. 506TH P.I.R What an Honour it was for me to meet these two really nice guys May God Bless them all and keep there health good and strong. Amen! On several visits to Normandy I've had the good fortune to meet WW2 ETO vets......always the highlight of any visit! Cheers, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken88 Posted September 14, 2011 Share #124 Posted September 14, 2011 Hi, I was in Normandy (Ste-Marie-du-Mont, sector Utah beach) last July, visited a lot of the places that 1944 visited as well. I took a lot of the same pictures as you, Tomas. Well, here's a little addition to them anyways. Enjoy. I came across this little church by accident @ Angoville (drop zone D). Two medics set up an aid station here in the night of June 6 1944. Their names: Robert Wright and Kenneth Moore. 2nd batallion, 501st, 101st airborne division. They named the place 'place Toccoa' (after the camp in Georgia, United States). The church is one of the oldest in the region and suffered a lot of damage on D-day and the days that followed. The windows were blown out by Kraut artillery and another shell hit the roof. As for what I remember Kenneth and Robert treated 50+ troopers here, plus a kid. Three troopers wouldn't survive. One other interesting thing: two Germans hid in the church tower for two days, the Americans were not aware of it until the two Krauts popped up out of nowhere and started shooting at the troopers inside. The two Germans were killed eventually. Interesting church with a lot of history! The astounding thing about all this: there's still American blood sticking to the church's benches, it just dried up. In 2004 all the windows were replaced, using several airborne images to honor all of the troopers who liberated Angoville. Next up is Dead man's corner, a paratrooper museum in Ste-Come-du-Mont: Well you've all seen these familiar images of inside the museum: Very rare Kraut gun, designed for the Luftwaffe: I'll post the other pictures in the next few days. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken88 Posted September 14, 2011 Share #125 Posted September 14, 2011 Fantastic helmet:German 'Li Li', just outside the museum.Memorial at Carentan, in front of the city hall:Memorial @ Manoir de Brecourt (506 PIR):25 names on this memorial @ Brecourt, of which 22 died on D-day. The name of lt. Thomas Meehan (leading easy company, 506 PIR, on D-day) is written 5th on the left. His plane crashed @ Beuzeville, none of his stick survived.German memorial, Friedhof @ La Cambe. Some 22.000 Germans are burried here. A lot are awfully young. This cemetery started off as a temporary American cemetery but was first used by the Germans in 1948 as the American soldiers were brought back to the United States:Off to the museum @ Utah beach...!First recognition mark of the liberty road (goes all the way to Bastogne):If you ever want to add a tank to your collection, it's parked next to the museum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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