Members of Easy Company, the "Band Of Brothers", of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division in Ste. Marie-du-Mont, June 7, 1944. The Screaming Eagles were photographed with GI's of the 4th Infantry Division who had come ashore at Utah Beach on D-Day. The photograph was taken by Easy Company member Walter Gordon, using a camera belonging to Forrest Guth (front row, far left). The photograph is autographed in black marker by Guth. The six Easy paratroopers in the photo are (from left): Forrest Guth, Frank Mellet, David Morris, Daniel West, Floyd Talbert, and C.T Smith. Gordon, Guth , Talbert and another E Company paratrooper, John Eubanks, linked up after their jump into Normandy. They spent June 6 defending a crossroads by Utah Beach. This photograph was taken the next day as the Screaming Eagles moved into Ste. Marie-du-Mont after the Germans pulled out.
The finished piece measures 17" x 13 3/4". The photograph is matted in dark olive green, with a red mat onto which authentic reproduction patches for the Screaming Eagles and 506th PIR are mounted. The frame is Black metal (other colors are available. Contact us for info). Please see the "Frame Info" tab for complete information on how we frame our artwork. Item price includes ground shipping to the continental U.S.
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