Christmas 1944
Ben Rouse, 1st on the left. Note the Christmas tree and the rags wrapping their feet.
BASTOGNE! 1944
Christmas 1944
Ben Rouse, 1st on the left. Note the Christmas tree and the rags wrapping their
feet.
Ben Rouse, 2nd from left.
Sol Marcado at the controls of a CG4-A glider, circa 1943-44, doing his
communication thing. Sol is the soul and founder of the Badger chapter and an
airborne soldier through and through.
Lester Schwarm - finally getting to fly 'up front'. Another complete airborne
trooper.
Dennis Merriman, far left, and 2 other soldiers, names unknown.
This photo shows the favorite type of observation place that forward
observers, such as Sol Marcado, liked. Many also died there while busily engaged
in 'spotting'. They had great views, unfortunately, so did the enemy. Note the
holes in the steeple.
"You sure got lucky Sol."
'Doc'
The photos on the left were taken on Nov. 29, 1951, on the 'DZ' 187th after a
mass battalion jump, 3rd Battalion 511th A.I.R., in preparation for 'EXERCISE
SNOWFALL'
Marty Selak, 1953, Fort Campbell, Ky.
A couple of typical Siegfried Line strong points. These were always protected by
land mines all around them and clear fields of fire in all directions. It was
murderous for attacking troops.
Machine gun openings.
This one was an artillery emplacement. The top would rise up, the cannon would
come out and then go back down.
A typical glider 'landing'.
After the battle! Jan. 1945
Standing, left to right. Lester Schwarm, D. McDonald.
Kneeling, left to right. W. Jackson, Dick Lepat, Fritz Schwab.
Toasting their luck! A battle ended, another about to start. The Siegfried Line
was just ahead!
A Belgian fort, taken over by the Germans, then liberated by the Americans. Note
the bullet holes.
A photo of Lester Schwarm which mysteriously appeared in the 'D-Day' museum at Normandy.
Above: Lester Schwarm with all of his awards and decorations.
Verleumont, Belgium. Feb. 10, 1996 on the Memorial march. To the left stands
Lester Schwarm of the U.S.A. Veterans Group. To the right, Etienne Girboux. The
jeep is owned by the Belgian All-American Jeep Group.
From the left: Martin Decker, 'Doc' Stolp, Antonio Antoniou. 'Doc' Stolp's
bazooka team after 50 years.
'Doc' just got his WINGS! Dec. 10, 1943. Parachute school, class '93-'96, Fort
Benning, Ga.
Return visit to 'Mook' Holland one year after the battle.
Molenhoeck temporary cemetery, between 'Mook' and Nijmegen.
'Doc' Stolp' pals. One of the squad.
The British tank that blew up beside 'Doc'. Note the trees lining the street.
Enemy Emplacement. Trench and gun positions. The view the Krauts had of the area
we had to come from at 'Mook'.
Most of what was left of 'Mook' after the battles and the fire.
Doc's foxhole north of and near the old windmill, just north of Groesbeek. A
Canadian grave at this time... 1 year later.