NORMANDY 2009 -
MUSEUM OF MONSIEUR
POISSON (1 of 2)
Yves Poisson has
collected numerous artifacts over the years as he tilled the soil
of his farm that is located on the La Fiere Causeway, just 100 feet
south of the Merderet Bridge. Remarkably he has never bothered to
actively search the grounds. Who knows what else might be found
there today! Nonetheless, what he has found is displayed in a
small room that he calls "Le Musée de M. Poisson". |
Chantal Poisson
greets us in the museum space |
Museum Space
filled with visitors including Kris Van Loo and Dominique
Polley (foreground left and right) of the Netherlands and various
re-enactors |
Hob Nail Boot
was an intriguing German relic |
Map and Chutes
showed Normandy and two types of parachute materials |
Serial Numbers
on one chute showed it was made in 1943 |
Checking It Out
the chute was spread out and proved none the worse for wear
or age |
Grenades
on display included smoke canisters and Gammon anti-tank devices |
Fragmentation Grenade
sits on top of U.S. helmet |
American Mess Kit
has a name etched on it. The first letter is difficult to read
but the rest of it says "ennberg" |
American Mess Tray
an unlikely inclusion in an array of combat items |
German Gas Mask Container
this cylinder originally
would have had a carry strap, mask and filter. An extra pair of
replacement lenses were stored in the top of the container lid |
 Inveterate
Shopper
Sophia Van den Bogert looks as though she is browsing amongst the
wares at a yard sale |
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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-Polley. Individual credits have not been
given. |
