These photos are individual frames
that were extracted from 8 mm movie film shot by the Lt William Nation, of
Service Company. The formation of officers allowed Lt Nation to pan
across the line capturing groups of individuals. Most men are
unidentified. These photos captured from the film by Bill Nation,
nephew of Lt Nation who was KIA in Belgium. |
Ken Johnson [l] and George Miles [r] flank an
unidentified officer |
Les Droge
[r] was well over 6 ft tall and may have been the tallest paratrooper |
[l-r] John Jampetero, Charles Thompson, and Ken Johnson
Jampetero was KIA in France. Thompson died in 1981, Johnson
retired as a Major General |
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