Replacement Training Center was Blanding's role between 1943 & 1945 but it was a primary basic training camp when the 508th formed here in November of 1942.
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(l-r) Bob Satterly and Graham Lawson (r) at the Funk Memorial with the Orange Blossom Express C-47 in the background.
(photo courtesy Graham Lawson)
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D-Day Memorial is dedicated to all who served in the Normandy Invasion on June 6, 1944
(photo courtesy Graham Lawson)
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Graham Lawson (l) and Zig Boroughs (r)
pose inside the Blanding Museum.
(photo courtesy Graham Lawson)
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 508th Regimental Flag was encased during the Retirement Ceremonies held in October 2004. The Color Guard then bought it to the nearby museum building. It now is prominently displayed in a bay of the museum for all to admire. |  Battle Streamers
arrayed represent the 508th's participation in (top to bottom):
Rhineland 1944-1945, Ardennes-Alsace 1944-19445, Cotentin, Central Europe, Nijmegen, Cotentin (different award), Ste. Mere Eglise, and Normandy-1944,
(Photo courtesy Wooster Morgan estate)
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Guide-On Bearer
carries the banner of the HQ 2nd, 508th. He wears all the appropriate service decorations awarded to the 508th personnel.
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