ContactNicolas2019-06-29T16:55:28+00:00

Contact

If you have any question regarding the WWII Veterans’ Memories project or question about our tours, please fill out the form below.

If you are interested in booking a tour with us, please send an email from this page.

Thank you.

More WWII Veterans’ Memories here

Get access to exclusive behind the scenes content, follow us here !

Follow the latest of our adventures on…

ww2veteransmemories

- Battlefield tour guide - D-Day
- Bayeux, Normandy 🇫🇷
- Photos and Videos 📷
- WWII 🎖️
- History 📚
Don't miss my Facebook 👇

Instagram post 18063406360204674

Life preserver also called "Mae West" found in Normandy in 2017 . 👌
➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖
This Mae West was used by a member of the 501st PIR, 101st Airborne Division for the big jump on June 6, 1944. ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖
Questions of the day : 🔎
1️⃣How can you tell it was used by the 501st PIR ?
2️⃣Do you know what the G stand for ?
3️⃣Do you know the difference between a Mae West from the 501st, 502nd or 506th PIR ?
#militaria #ww2military #airborne #ww2collector #maewest #parachute #101stairbornedivision #paratroopers #screamingeagle #bandofbrothers #usarmy #infantry

Instagram post 17933629435364507

Help us to celebrate a Happy 96th Birthday to WWII bronze star hero Martin Adler. 🇺🇸 During WWII, Martin Adler served in the bloody Italian campaign. He was a heavy weapons and mortar man with the 339th Infantry Regiment, 85th Infantry Division.

Thank you for your service sir and have a Happy Birthday 🎈

#ww2 #wwii #ww2military #birthday #italy #worldwarII #ww2veteran

Instagram post 17843670902077034

A HERO OF THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN 🇺🇸 ————————————————-
March 25, 1945: Captain Richard G. Gooley (1912-1973), commanding Company G, 112th Infantry Regiment (28th Infantry Division) holds "Smokey Joe," his .45-caliber submachine gun after receiving the Distinguished Service Cross at Neidermendig, Germany. He received the decoration for his actions in Normandy, France on August 1, 1944. Photo by T/4 Troy A. Peters (3264th SSC) —————————————————
Distinguised Service Cross citation for Cpt Gooley. —————————————————
"The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Richard G. Gooey (0-360449), Captain (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as Commanding Officer, Company G, 112th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, in action against enemy forces on 1 August 1944, in France. During a heavy counterattack upon his company's positions, Captain Gooley braved intense artillery, mortar and machine gun fire to organize and lead an attack upon two tanks spearheading the hostile assault. After personally destroying a machine gun providing security for the tanks, Captain Gooley advanced in the face of heavy fire toward one of the tanks and disabled it with hand grenades. His heroic actions resulted in blocking the hostile advance and permitted his company to continue its attack to the assigned objective. Captain Gooey's gallant leadership, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of the military forces of the United States and reflect great credit upon himself, the 28th Infantry Division, and the United States Army.

Headquarters, First U.S. Army, General Orders No. 29 (February 17, 1945)." Thank you for your service Cpt Gooley, you are a true hero.

https://ww2veteransmemories.org

#ww2 #wwii #worldwar2 #militaria #ww2military #28thinfantrydivision #28thdivision #28thdivisionhistory #normandy #percy #dday #overlord #usarmy #infantry #war #ww2pictures #ww2picture #hero #herooftheday

Instagram post 18043728946245769

A BRIGADER GENERAL KILLED IN NORMANDY - JAMES E. WHARTON (1894-1944) 🌹

You probably never heard his name but James E. Wharton is one of the few generals who gave their lives during the Battle of Normandy. Hiis story is sadly forgotten by many.
Wharton commanded the 1st Engineer Special Brigade on Utah Beach as part of the D-Day landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944 and later was the Assistant Division Commander of the 9th Infantry Division.
On August 12, 1944 James E. Wharton succeeded Lloyd Brown as Commanding General (CG) of the 28th Infantry Division. Bradley and Eisenhower believed Brown was personally brave, but not an inspirational leader, and that his soldiers under performed as a result.
On the same day that Wharton took command of the 28th Infantry Division, he was visiting his front line units in order to gain an understanding of their current situation. He was shot and killed by a German sniper while at the command post of the 112th Infantry Regiment near Sourdeval, Normandy, France.
Wharton was temporarily interred in France. He was later buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Section 34, Site 1198.

Rest in peace James E. Wharton, you sacrifice is not forgotten. 🇺🇸 #ww2 #wwii #dday #militaria #usarmy #28thdivision #28thdivisionhistory #28thinfantrydivision #general #sacrifice #purpleheart #overlord #utahbeach #engineer #cherbourg #ww2collector

Instagram post 17848851223983119

OPERATION VARSITY - 75 YEARS AGO 🇺🇸🇬🇧 March 24th, 1945, paratroopers of the 6th British and 17th U.S Airborne Division performed a combat jump over the Rhine River in Germany, code-named Operation Varsity. This successful operation helped the allied forces to put an end to the war in Europe.

This short video clip is dedicated to all the men who took part in this operation and for those who were never returned home. May we never forget their sacrifice.

Florent Plana & Orian Ziad, are looking for more veterans involved in this operation in order to capture their story. They are producing a documentary dedicated to the men of the 17th Airborne Division who bravely fought during WWII.

Do you know a veteran of the 17th Airborne Division who fought during the Battle of the Bulge and/or Operation Varsity? Do you know someone who was involved during Operation Varsity?

If you have a relative or a friend who you would like to be a part of this documentary, please contact the team at florentplana@gmail.com

#lumixgh5 #ww2 #ww2military #wwii #c47 #c46 #varsity #operationvarsity #airborne #paratrooper #parachute #infantry #ww2color #513thpir #507thpir #gliders #planes #wesel #germany #france #theygaveitall #ww2veteran

Instagram post 17854931827841291

Relic of a German helmet found in Normandy, France.
————————————-
What’s your preference between mint condition and relic ?? 🤨

I do prefer relics cause I’m pretty sure of their authenticity and that they have been used in combat. ⬇️ #ww2 #wwii #militaria #ww2military #ww2collector #ww2militaria #militaria #metaldetecting #metaldetectoritalia #metaldetectingfinds #normandy #dday #germany #whermarcht #ww2relic #ww2history #ww2hunting

Instagram post 17987659468288507

Two used helmets from the Normandy campaign. The one on the top was worn by a Commissioned Officer (Lieutnant) of the US army. The helmet was found in Foucarville just behind Utah Beach.
The helmet at the bottom was worn by a Non Commissioned Officer (NCO) and was recently found in Formigny just behind Omaha Beach.
Hope you gonna like them.
#militaria #ww2military #helmet #collector #ww2helmet #ww2helmets #military #dday #overlord #omahabeach #utahbeach #ww2relics

Instagram post 18000876667287080

Bonjour à tous et à toutes,
Voici deux de mes dernières rentrées que j'aimerais partager avec vous.
Le petit plus pour la M-42, les poches du bas ont été renforcées avec du harnais, le drapeau U.S assez précoce fait penser à une utilisation Sicile/Italie par le 504th ou 505th PIR. Si il y a des connaisseurs sur le sujet, je suis preneur d'informations.
Le gros plus pour le tankiste, l'ancien propriétaire a laissé son nom et matricule -Tony Migalich 36071684- Il faisait partie de la Co B du 69th Armored Field Artillery Battalion. Son unité est passée par l'Afrique du Nord avant de connaître de très durs combats en Italie. Le 69th AFA a également participé à l'Opération Dragoon et a connu nombreux combats en Alsace/Lorraine avant d'entrer en Allemagne. Je commence tout juste mes recherches sur Tony Migalich et son unité. J'espère trouver plus d'infos.
Cheers

#ww2 #ww2military #airborne #militaria #ww2collector #ww2collections #militaria #parachute #tanks

Instagram post 18125593360067997

March 24,2020 will mark the 75th anniversary of Operation Varsity, last combat jump in Europe during WWII. The mission was performed over the Rhine River by the U.S 17th Airborne Division and the British 6th Airborne Division. ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖
"Is this trip necessary ?" was painted on Waco Glider of the 17th Airborne Division. A question that many people and researchers have asked through the years. What do you think ?🔍 #ww2 #varsity #dday #airborne #airborneinfantry #airborneschool #82ndairborne #101stairborne #airbornealltheway #17thairborne #normandy #wesel #usarmy #glider #gliders #gliderpilot #paraglider #questionschallenge #questionoftheday #youth #parachute #paratrooper #paratroopers #paratrooperlife #freedom #germany #france

Instagram post 17842427738065852

Please help us wish a happy birthday to this incredible man and WWII veteran who turns 98 today. 🇺🇸 Wyndol Murrah served with the 110th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division in Europe during WWII.
During our time we spent with Wyndol Murrah last December, he described the harsh conditions in the dense and dark forest of Hürtgen, which is located on the German border. There was constant artillery and mortar barrage that would spray pieces of shrapnel and tree bursts on anyone that was within range. The cold, the rain, and the mud was part of their everyday life. Many American soldiers were exhausted from the constant noise of battle and fighting. Hundreds suffered severe trench foot including Wyndol Murrah, who after many months of combat, was evacuated in early December due to his feet.

Because of the frostbite, one of Wyndol's toes was amputated and it would take almost a year before he would be able to walk again.

Thank you for your service Wyndol Murrah and Happy Birthday !! #WW2 #BattleoftheBulge #WWII #usarmysoldier #dday #omahabeach #normandy #bayeux #purpleheart #infantry #birthday

Instagram post 17848044877969311

Today, we spent some time with Jenny in the footsteps of the 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division in the area of Trévières. We took about 300 pictures and many videos but I'm going to share just a brief overview with you about the day. We'll write a longer article and post it on our website in the next few weeks: https://ww2veteransmemories.org

I've always been interested by the Battle of Trévières and wanted to know more about this bloody fight. Recently, I was fortunate to be able to acquire a 2nd Infantry Division helmet with an impact that was found there in the area of the battle. I always wondered the identity of the soldier wearing this helmet and if he survived the fight.

According to different sources and reports I received from College Park (thanks to the team of footstepsresearchers.com & Guillaume GLd), the 2nd and 3rd Battalion of the 38th Infantry Regiment played a very important part in the liberation of Trévières on June 9th & 10th of 1944. The town of Trévières is located just a few miles south of Omaha Beach and would be considered as the baptism of fire for many men of the 38th Infantry Regiment.

According to the Regimental Diary of the 38th Infantry Regiment, the unit suffered 96 casualties during the Battle including two Captains, Cpt. Louis D. Wittkower from E Company, 2nd Battalion was slightly wounded and Cpt. Omery C.Weathers at the head of K company, 3rd Battalion was killed in action. Cpt. Weathers was posthumously awarded the Distinguish Service Cross for extraordinary heroism during the first stage of the battle.
#ww2 #dday #normandy #omahabeach #bayeux #trevieres #2ndinfantrydivision #indianhead #wwii #history #freedom #purpleheart #youth #soldier #war #usarmy #army #overlord #neptune #tourguide

Instagram post 18058917319200327

With Bob White, 507th PIR, 17th Airborne Division !! #battleofthebulge #varsity #airborne #parachute #paratroopers #ww2 #wwii #ww2veteran #normandy #dday #france #germany #17thairbornedivision

Instagram post 17863646749693589

John ‘’Morgan ‘’ Welsh was born on May 19, 1919 in the city of Searcy, Arkansas and grew up with one brother named Fred and one sister. As many other Americans, times became very difficult during the depression. To help the family to put food on the table, the two brothers had to work hard on their free time. On his bike, Morgan was delivering newspapers after school and many products from a grocery store on the week end.
In 1940, the United States instituted the draft; all men between the ages of 21 and 45 could be call to serve in the Armed forces. Morgan’s brother would be call very soon. Before it would happen, the two young men decided to join the US Army in December of 1940.

Morgan and Fred were first assigned to the Alaska Defense Command to prevent the Japaneses from attacking the continent. Morgan remembers well that the troops were not well equipped and not prepared for that mission and he was glad that the Japaneses never shown up. Later, the two brothers passed the test to enter the Officer Candidate School. They both graduated in August of 1941 and unfortunately were split up in different units. Fred was assigned to the 96th Infantry Division and Morgan to the 4th Infantry Division.
On June 6, 1944, Morgan landed as a platoon leader on Utah Beach, Normandy with the 12th Infantry Regiment and soon moved towards the vital deep water port of Cherbourg. The men of the Ivy Division encountered a heavy resistance near the vicinity of Montebourg and many men of the Division lost their lives.
While Morgan was digging a trench somewhere in Normandy, the German started to fire the position with artillery. A piece of shrapnel struck him in the chest squarely against the steel covered bible that he had placed in his pocket. His mum had sent him the bible a few weeks before he landed on the sand of Utah Beach. She saved his life.
Thank you Morgan for your service, we have not forgotten.

#ww2 #wwii #worldwar2 #utahbeach #omahabeach #dday #neptune #overlord #normandie #montebourg #valogne #cherbourg #sainteny #france #hurtgenforest #hurtgenwald #hurtgen #germany #allemagne #batteofthebulge #luxembourg #ww2veteran #purpleheart #4thinfantrydivision

Instagram post 17878892053552204

M4 tank of Sgt. George K. Cuthbert, Jr., Company C, 741st Tank Battalion, burns at the intersection of Karl Heine Str. and Zschochersche Str., Leipzig, Germany, 18 April 1945 after being hit by a Panzerfaust. The entire crew perished in the battle. The company was attached to the 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division.] (T/5 R. W. Crampton)

#ww2 #wwii #tanks #germany #armored #omahabeach #heroes #purplehearts #dday #normandy #bayeux #streetfight #

Instagram post 17897830285445409

Lt. Col. Jacques Michienzi is one of the only 325 american heroes who was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge for having served in combat during WWII, Korea, and Vietnam.
Lt. Col. Jacques Michienzi, is a decorated war hero, who served in three different wars. In WWII, he was a platoon sergeant in the U.S. Army 17th Airborne Division. His unit served during the terrible Battle of the Bulge and performed a combat jump over the Rhine river in March 1945, codename Operation Varsity.
He served as a company commander in the 3rd Infantry Division during the Korean war and as a Battalion commander in the 1st Infantry Division in Vietnam.
Over his career, he earned several bronze stars, silver stars, purple hearts, the Legion of Merit, and the Distinguished Service Cross. Because of his engagement against the enemy directly on the front line, during WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, Lt. Col. Jacques Michienzi was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge with 2 stars. There are only 325 american soldiers who were awarded this decoration.

Thank you for your service and for protecting our freedom sir. You will not be forgotten. 🇺🇸 WW2veteransmemories.org

#ww2 #dday #varsity #airborne #usarmy #fortbenning #cib #combat #purpleheart

Instagram post 17903346958430491

"The secretary of war desires me to express his deep regret that your husband Private First Class Otha B Eubank has been reported missing in action since thirteen November in France if further details or other information are received you will be promptly notified"

Ada Eubank, from Bedford, Virginia, received this terse message from the secretary of war after her husband had been declared missing in action while he was fighting in Europe with the 26th Infantry Division. Ada would later find out that her husband was a prisoner of war in Germany.
Today, we have been very fortunate to conduct an interview with Ada to better understand the perspective of the home front. Millions of individuals were left waiting to hear news from their loved ones, not knowing if they would ever return home.
Fortunately, Ada's husband was liberated after six long months of captivity and they were soon reunited.
It was a pleasure to meet you and listen to your story Ada. You and your husband will never be forgotten.

#ww2veteran #ww2 #lumixgh5 #fujifilm #france #germany #miapow #pow #wife #love #dogtags #history #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #photography #photooftheday #bedford #bedfordview #virginia #dday #nationalddaymemorial #tributecenter #hands #handsphotography #handsphoto #age #missing #bedfordboys

Visit our channel