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Sainte-Mère-Église Church Steeple and John Steele Parachute Reenactment

Sainte-Mère-Église Church Steeple and John Steele Parachute Reenactment France
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Stock #:1108657
Type: Postcard
Era: Continental Chrome
City: Sainte-Mère-Église
Country: France
Artist: Emy
Publisher: Editions Normandes Le Goubey
Size: 4" x 6" (10.25 x 15.25 cm)
Publisher's Series #: 11115
Additional Details:
The 13th-century church and the calvary, a Roman milestone surmounted by a cross. On the night of June 6, 1944, American paratrooper John Steele remained suspended from the belfry (as represented here during a commemoration). In the square, around the church, the battle raged and a bullet hit his foot. He played dead and was detached by German soldier Rudolf May. John Steele, after returning many times to Sainte-Mère-Église, died on May 16, 1969.
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