Forum D-Day Overlord

bonjour
j'ai adopté les tombes de2 soldats américains a colleville
et je cherche des informations et des photos d'eux, afin de mettre un visage sur les tombes.Les 2 soldats sont:
SERTELL JOHN 06692886 741 tank battalion
RILEY LESLIE 17091581 101airborn 506 regiment
Merci de votre aide

voilà quelques infos en +

http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-deta ... rid=226906

http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-deta ... id=1418709

Le 741e est l'un des 2 bataillons de char avec le 743e qui a débarquer a Omaha, si je ne me trompe pas.

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Tu ne te trompes pas, la preuve:

"The 741st and 743rd Tank Battalions were assigned to the initial landing wave on Omaha Beach 6/6/1944. Each had 48 Tanks. The 741 Companies B & C launched Duplex Drive (DD'S) M4A Sherman Tanksfrom 10,000 yards out from Omaha beach. Company A 741 was to beach 16 M4A Sherman Tanks called waders. THE 741ST supported the 16 Regiment of 1st US Infantry Division on the Easy Red Sector of the beach. The 743rd Tank battalions Shermans supported the 116th sector of the beach the 29th Division"
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