article is unknown, but eyewitnesses confirm the contents. The article is paraphrased as follows. 

Ray Hummel Did Brilliant Work Early in the Invasion

On June 6, 1944 shortly after the perilous drop into Normandy, Raymond

Hummel a Staff Sergeant gathered a group of 36 parachutists from Hq1, and companies of the 508^th PIR and various other airborne units. As the senior noncommissioned officer, he led the men to the north bank of the Douve River at Beuzeville La Bastille.

The group immediately came under intense machinegun fire from guns covering the approaches to the bridge over the river. They returned the fire and destroyed one of the machineguns and its crew.

Shortly four German tanks heading north from the causeway arrived in the area. Ray attacked the tanks with British gammon grenades. He destroyed one tank and killed its crew.

Later in the day, the group was pinned down by heavy fire from a Germ-an Infantry Company. Ray quickly organized a defensive position. It was ideal; fire could be placed upon the approaches to the Beuzeville Bridge over the Douve River, and on the causeway leading to the Merderet River. Because of the effective interdiction fire on the bridge and causeway by the Hummel group, the Germans had to divert daylight traffic away from these important approaches.

For the next five days, the group armed with only rifles and grenades fought off German attacks, inflicting heavy casualties on the Germans.

Meanwhile, the men engaged German traffic approaching the bridge and causeway, denying them use of the roadway except during darkness.

Inspired by Sgt. Hummel, the group fought off all enemy attacks for five days until June 11, 1944 when they were relieved by elements of the seaborne forces that had landed on the Normandy beaches.

By his determination, heroic example and leadership, Sgt. Humble held the group intact as a fighting force under the most adverse conditions.

The heavily outnumbered men fought without food or medical attention for the wounded. They buried their dead in temporary graves, and fought valiantly without heavy fire support or heavy weapons.

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Upon returning to Nottingham, Staff Sergeant Hummel was promoted to First Sergeant of Hq1. He held that position for the duration of the war and his military career.