St Mere Eglise Church by Andrew Thomas

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17-FEB-2008

St Mere Eglise Church

The effigy of Private John Steele of the US 82nd Airborne Division hanging by his parachute cords at the church in St. Mere Eglise, the first village to be liberated by US troops on D-Day.

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Tony D		14-Jan-2009 12:23
It was Pvt John Steele 505 P.I.R. ,82nd Airborne Div. who got caught up with his parachute on the steeple of the church in Ste. Mere Eglise.

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