THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2009
CAUQUIGNY - DeGLOPPER
MEMORIAL |
 Pvt
Charles N. DeGlopper
a member of Company C/1st Battalion/325th GIR
was unmarried and gave his life to enable his companions who all had
families to escape from an enemy attack |
 Medal
and Certificate of Award
are depicted in the bi-lingual panel. The memorial is located
near Cauquigny on Route 15 in the village of
Hameau Flaux |
 Hand
Salute
delivered by Lt. Col. Kelly Carrigg |
Floral Wreath
is brought forward by Kelly and
Daniel Briard |
Wreath Placement
is carefully attended to |
 With
Feeling
Kelly talked about Pvt DeGlopper and his sacrifice. Pictured also is
Rodolphe Roger and
Daniel Briard |
True Representative
Kelly is a member of the Charles DeGlopper VFW Post 9249 in his
hometown of Grandview, NY |
 Doubly
Suitable
Lt. Col Carrigg is fluent in French and was ell received by the
local audience |
 Family
Memento
photo of the DeGlopper family was display by ?Kelly |
Camera Buffs
[l-r] Donald and Sophia and den Bogert as well as Nelly van Loo
snapped from the sidelines |
Gray Castle
was the name given by the G.I.'s to this nearby estate which served
as a landmark. It had initially been occupied by Germans who were
dispelled |
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All Normandy 'D-Day Plus 65' trip photos are a
multi-national mixture of work
by Hervé Argoud, Hans DeBree, Gene Garren, Fred Hoek, Herbert
Lahout, Randy Lewellen, Cyndi Mathews, Bill Nation, Dick O'Donnell,
Dominique Potier, Vivian Roger, Zane Schlemmer, Donald van den Bogert and Nelly
van Loo. Individual credits have not been
given. |
