May 28, 200917 yr #1 Roger Pillu, who had picked up Jason's helmet H. Barron August 17th, 1944 in Lougé-sur-Maire, delayed him on Saturday morning to Emerson S. Barron, the brother of the American soldier An inhabitant of Lougé-sur-Maire, in Adorns him, had found the helmet of a soldier died on his soil in 1944. He allowed to give a name to six Americans killed in Métière. Roger Pillu, who had picked up Jason's helmet H. Barron August 17th, 1944 in Lougé-sur-Maire, delayed him on Saturday morning to Emerson S. Barron, the brother of the American soldier. An inhabitant of Lougé-sur-Maire, in Adorns him, had found the helmet of a soldier died on his soil in 1944. He allowed to give a name to six Americans killed in Métière. « This helmet, opening of the deathblow, remained unclaimed and at the disposition of a member of the family who would come in France», explains Roger Pillu. 65 years ago, this inhabitant of Lougé-sur-Maire had picked up a helmet which belonged to an American soldier: the first lieutenant Jason H. Barron. On Saturday, he delayed him to Emerson Barron, his brother. A timeless instant, filled with emotion. The small ornaise village paid tribute this weekend to six American soldiers died on August 17th, 1944, to place - said Métrière, the day of the liberalisation of Lougé-sur-Maire . Jason Barron, Levy Guidry, Arthur Hudson, Mickael Koepel, Jessie Price and David Williams, who had between 20 and 31 years and belonged to the company F of the regiment 36th of infantry, had been killed by a shell during the battle of Rânes-Fromentel. « Died in Cliff, in France...» In 2004, the helmet of Jason Barron «had done again surface» thanks to an exhibition on the liberalisation of the canton of Briouze. Roger Bignon, an inhabitant of the sector, asked then his friend René Brideau to try to find the traces of the family of the first lieutenant. «The helmet included only a name and one roll.» Researches succeeded in December, 2006 and they allowed to the family of Jason Barron to attend the unveiling of a plate on Saturday in memory of six soldiers. «Thanks to you, Roger Pillu and Roger Bignon, to have kept this helmet, who represents the sacrifice of all soldiers, all nations, which gave their lives for freedom», declares Linda Barron Heinrich, the niece of Jason Barron. The family of the staff sergeant Guidry was also found, less than fourteen days ago. His sister, Joan, could come from Louisiana with her husband Eymard. The family of David Williams, found in November, 2008, and that of Jessie Price, there is less than week, was not present on Saturday in Lougé. But one waits there shortly for them. Researches continue to find the fellows of the soldiers Hudson and Koepel. By finding these families, Lougé-sur-Maire not only testified the recognition regarding the young American soldiers. She also returned them their history, since without Roger Pillu, who picked up the helmet, «their families would have never known where these six soldiers had died. In archives, it is only pointed out: «Died in Cliff in France "."
May 28, 200917 yr #2 Nice story , thanks. 8 photographs of Jason Barron's helmet is on page 164-165 ( french edition) of the book on the M1 helmet (by R.Giard and F. Blais). I cannot post them due to copyrights. Marne
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