D-DAY - UNITS

Pathfinders - Plane #5 (Utah Beach)

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TEAM "C" was scheduled to drop on DZ C at 0025 at Point 399928. Actual drop was made at 394-929 for one stick (Lt. Kessler, Stick 1 506th) and at 406-918 with remaining Stick, Lt. Faith, Stick 3, 501st Parachute Infantry. Base Stick, Stick 2, 506th, Lt. Rothwell Jumpmaster was forced down in the channel, time, place and cause unknown but reports have been received to the effect that the entire plane load was safely returned to England after going down.

(Source: Report of D-Day Pathfinders activities - 1 July 1944)

Pathfinders Team
First Lieutenant Roy H. Kessler  [view folder] 101st Airborne Div., 506th PIR, 1st Bn, A Co
Corporal LeRoy Shulenberg  [view folder] 101st Airborne Div., 506th PIR, 1st Bn, B Co
Private First Class Eugene D. Doerr  [view folder] 101st Airborne Div., 506th PIR, 1st Bn, C Co
Private First Class Harold G. Duty  [view folder] 101st Airborne Div., 506th PIR, 1st Bn, A Co.
Private First Class Terrence C. Harris  [view folder] 101st Airborne Div., 506th PIR, 1st Bn, Hq & HqCo
Private First Class Cleo W. Mers  [view folder] 101st Airborne Div., 506th PIR, 2nd Bn, E Co
Private Leo C. Bert  [view folder] 101st Airborne Div., 506th PIR, 1st Bn, C Co
Private George H. Blain  [view folder] 101st Airborne Div., 506th PIR, 1st Bn, Hq & HqCo
Private John Mosman  [view folder] 101st Airborne Div., 506th PIR, 1st Bn, A Co
Private Fred J. Taylor  [view folder] 101st Airborne Div., 506th PIR, 1st Bn, B Co
Security Team
Second Lieutenant Walter Amerman  [view folder] 101st Airborne Div., 506th PIR, 1st Bn, B Co
Sergeant Walter H. Skeen  [view folder] 101st Airborne Div., 506th PIR, 1st Bn, B Co
Private First Class Donald W. Carter  [view folder] 101st Airborne Div., 506th PIR, 1st Bn, B Co
Private First Class John T. Wilson  [view folder] 101st Airborne Div., 506th PIR, 1st Bn, B Co
Private Harold W. Combs  [view folder] 101st Airborne Div., 506th PIR, 1st Bn, B Co
Private Robert Pollard  [view folder] 101st Airborne Div., 506th PIR, 1st Bn, B Co
Private Manderson V. Pullin  [view folder] 101st Airborne Div., 506th PIR, 1st Bn, B Co
Private George H. Slater  [view folder] 101st Airborne Div., 506th PIR, 1st Bn, B Co
Aircrew
First Lieutenant Dwight Kroesch  [view folder] Pilot
Second Lieutenant Don C. Ray  [view folder] Co-pilot
Navigator
Crew Chief
Radio Operator