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Marcus's bravery, along with many others from the 505th and
other Airborne units, helped stop the German counter attack
to take the bridge and drive onto Sainte Mère-Eglise.
The La Fière Causeway has been renamed 'Voie de Marcus Heim'
other Airborne units, helped stop the German counter attack
to take the bridge and drive onto Sainte Mère-Eglise.
The La Fière Causeway has been renamed 'Voie de Marcus Heim'
Howard Huebner
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment
82nd Airborne Division
This picture was taken in Essen, Germany
in spring 1945, when he found a camera.
He poses with a Thompson submachinegun.
Take a look at the M3 Fighting Knife on his
ankle and the Paratroopers First Aid Pack
tied to his helmet.
Howard Huebner crossed the La Fière
Causeway, on June 9th, 1944
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment
82nd Airborne Division
This picture was taken in Essen, Germany
in spring 1945, when he found a camera.
He poses with a Thompson submachinegun.
Take a look at the M3 Fighting Knife on his
ankle and the Paratroopers First Aid Pack
tied to his helmet.
Howard Huebner crossed the La Fière
Causeway, on June 9th, 1944
Gordon Smith of Headquarters 507th PIR and Chris Heisler
of F-Company 507th PIR are still visiting the La Fière area.
And they make it count !
of F-Company 507th PIR are still visiting the La Fière area.
And they make it count !
Captain Chester Earl Graham, Commanding
Officer of HQ/2nd Battalion 508th Parachute
Infantry Regiment, blessed us with his visit.
Officer of HQ/2nd Battalion 508th Parachute
Infantry Regiment, blessed us with his visit.
The annual Parachutage at the La Fière Drop Zone
is something you shouldn't miss ! In 2009, the 65th
anniversary of D-Day, it was most spectaculair !!
is something you shouldn't miss ! In 2009, the 65th
anniversary of D-Day, it was most spectaculair !!
Since our Bed & Breakfast is right in the middle of the
Drop Zone, we hosted a Hospitality Room for the U.S.
veterans. Over 30 veterans came to the Parachutage !
Drop Zone, we hosted a Hospitality Room for the U.S.
veterans. Over 30 veterans came to the Parachutage !
Chester (Chet) and Howard both signed
our Original Paratrooper Signal Panel on
the wall of our Museum / Living Room.
our Original Paratrooper Signal Panel on
the wall of our Museum / Living Room.
Howard Huebner of 507th PIR with your hostess.
2 Airforce veterans meet, 65 years after D-Day !
In Sainte-Mère-Eglise, a small town in the Normandy region of France, is Rue Robert Murphy,
a street named in honor of the Roslindale lad who joined the Army at 17, parachuted there on
D-day, and dedicated part of his life to maintaining the memory of the civilians and soldiers
who died there on June 6, 1944.
It has been confirmed by historians that Bob Murphy was the first guy out and on the ground
on the 82d's lift into Normandy. He landed about a quarter after midnight on the sixth of June
and was a member of the original pathfinder platoon, the 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment.
This was the only regiment to land intact on D-day and exactly where it was supposed to, on a
high grassy meadow, 1-mile due west of Sainte-Mère-Eglise.
Mr. Murphy's role as paratrooper in
the Normandy landing is depicted in
Cornelius Ryan's book "The Longest
Day" and the film based on it, as well
as in Robert M. Murphy's own book,
"No Better Place to Die."
Mr. Murphy, who retired from the Army
as a highly decorated colonel and became
a Boston lawyer and state assistant
attorney general, died of cancer at Cape
Cod Hospital on Oct. 3. He was 83 and had
lived in South Dennis and Bonita Springs, Fla.
He began making annual visits on D-day to Sainte-Mère-Eglise in the early 1960s, his family
said, and made his last trip there in June 2008. Until 10 years ago, he made parachute jumps
into the town with other veterans, who met him there and frequently went back when he did.
a street named in honor of the Roslindale lad who joined the Army at 17, parachuted there on
D-day, and dedicated part of his life to maintaining the memory of the civilians and soldiers
who died there on June 6, 1944.
It has been confirmed by historians that Bob Murphy was the first guy out and on the ground
on the 82d's lift into Normandy. He landed about a quarter after midnight on the sixth of June
and was a member of the original pathfinder platoon, the 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment.
This was the only regiment to land intact on D-day and exactly where it was supposed to, on a
high grassy meadow, 1-mile due west of Sainte-Mère-Eglise.
Mr. Murphy's role as paratrooper in
the Normandy landing is depicted in
Cornelius Ryan's book "The Longest
Day" and the film based on it, as well
as in Robert M. Murphy's own book,
"No Better Place to Die."
Mr. Murphy, who retired from the Army
as a highly decorated colonel and became
a Boston lawyer and state assistant
attorney general, died of cancer at Cape
Cod Hospital on Oct. 3. He was 83 and had
lived in South Dennis and Bonita Springs, Fla.
He began making annual visits on D-day to Sainte-Mère-Eglise in the early 1960s, his family
said, and made his last trip there in June 2008. Until 10 years ago, he made parachute jumps
into the town with other veterans, who met him there and frequently went back when he did.
| Robert 'Bob' M. Murphy A-Co 505th PIR - 82nd A/B |
The 2009 edition of
this classic book, has
a picture of the La
Fière Bridge and the
buildings on the cover.
Our B&B is on the
foreground of this
June 1944 picture.
We sell the book !
this classic book, has
a picture of the La
Fière Bridge and the
buildings on the cover.
Our B&B is on the
foreground of this
June 1944 picture.
We sell the book !