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81 Years Ago Today. The Day of Days D-Day 6-6-44
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15 June 1944, Lt Ioland E. Dutton, A&M College of Texas class of 1940, KIA while advancing towards Gourbesville, France with the 90th Infantry Division "Tough 'Ombres, 357th Infantry Regiment.
After Action Report 14 June (D+8):
Corps order called for elements of the 82nd Airborne Division and the newly arrived 9th Infantry Division to pass through the 90th Division and secure the Douve River in our zone. The 358th Infantry was ordered to make a limited attack to mask the move. After elements of the 82nd Airborne Division had passed through satisfactorily, the 358th Infantry assembled in the vicinity of Pont l'Abbe to await further orders. The 357th Infantry continued its attack on Gourbesville, while the 359th Infantry was ordered to assume the attack on Orglandes to the Northwest. Elements of the 3rd Bn of the 357th Infantry fought their way into Gourbesville at 2020 and held their control of the town until the next morning.
Lt Ioland E. Dutton is buried in the Boyd Cemetery, Boyd, TX
After Action Report 14 June (D+8):
Corps order called for elements of the 82nd Airborne Division and the newly arrived 9th Infantry Division to pass through the 90th Division and secure the Douve River in our zone. The 358th Infantry was ordered to make a limited attack to mask the move. After elements of the 82nd Airborne Division had passed through satisfactorily, the 358th Infantry assembled in the vicinity of Pont l'Abbe to await further orders. The 357th Infantry continued its attack on Gourbesville, while the 359th Infantry was ordered to assume the attack on Orglandes to the Northwest. Elements of the 3rd Bn of the 357th Infantry fought their way into Gourbesville at 2020 and held their control of the town until the next morning.
Lt Ioland E. Dutton is buried in the Boyd Cemetery, Boyd, TX
16 June 1944, Lt Ed Felder, A&M College of Texas class of 1941, died of Wounds suffered during action in Normandy.
1st LT Ed Felder was in the 101st Airborne, 327th Glider Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion. On D-Day, June 6th, 1944, the 1st and 2nd Battalions were assembled near St. Marie-du-Mont. On D+2, the 3rd Bn saw action near St. Come-du-Mont. At 2000 hours,s units of the 327th marched up to the bombed-out wooden bridges south of the La Barquette Locks to relieve the 506th. There, they held the riverbank from below the locks to the mouth of the Douve River.
The 327th began its way toward Carentan on June 9th, 1944. At 0145 hours, C Company, 1st Bn crossed the Douve River. By 0700 hours, they occupied the village of Brevands and began their two-day fight up the south bank toward Carentan. At 2200 hours on June 10th, the 327th attacked the hedgerow area just short of the Canal de Vire-et-Taute, and the 2nd Bn took up a position near a footbridge that connected the canal and the Douve River. On June 11th, the 327th crossed the bridge at 1000 hours and advanced through the wooded area, where they became pinned down under heavy fire.
Sometime during these actions, Lt. Felder suffered a severe head wound and died shortly after being evacuated to England.
In the obituary it states that Ed never met his son. Here is a really cool story about how his son found Ed's old footlocker.
WWII footlocker finally finds way to soldier's son
Lt Ed Felder is buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery
1st LT Ed Felder was in the 101st Airborne, 327th Glider Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion. On D-Day, June 6th, 1944, the 1st and 2nd Battalions were assembled near St. Marie-du-Mont. On D+2, the 3rd Bn saw action near St. Come-du-Mont. At 2000 hours,s units of the 327th marched up to the bombed-out wooden bridges south of the La Barquette Locks to relieve the 506th. There, they held the riverbank from below the locks to the mouth of the Douve River.
The 327th began its way toward Carentan on June 9th, 1944. At 0145 hours, C Company, 1st Bn crossed the Douve River. By 0700 hours, they occupied the village of Brevands and began their two-day fight up the south bank toward Carentan. At 2200 hours on June 10th, the 327th attacked the hedgerow area just short of the Canal de Vire-et-Taute, and the 2nd Bn took up a position near a footbridge that connected the canal and the Douve River. On June 11th, the 327th crossed the bridge at 1000 hours and advanced through the wooded area, where they became pinned down under heavy fire.
Sometime during these actions, Lt. Felder suffered a severe head wound and died shortly after being evacuated to England.
In the obituary it states that Ed never met his son. Here is a really cool story about how his son found Ed's old footlocker.
WWII footlocker finally finds way to soldier's son
Lt Ed Felder is buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery
the article says he was buried in the US Military Cemetery at St. Mere Eglise. You said he's buried in Boyd, TX? I guess they moved him at some point? And if so how did that work, did the govt pay for that or did the family?ABATTBQ87 said:
15 June 1944, Lt Ioland E. Dutton, A&M College of Texas class of 1940, KIA while advancing towards Gourbesville, France with the 90th Infantry Division "Tough 'Ombres, 357th Infantry Regiment.
After Action Report 14 June (D+8):
Corps order called for elements of the 82nd Airborne Division and the newly arrived 9th Infantry Division to pass through the 90th Division and secure the Douve River in our zone. The 358th Infantry was ordered to make a limited attack to mask the move. After elements of the 82nd Airborne Division had passed through satisfactorily, the 358th Infantry assembled in the vicinity of Pont l'Abbe to await further orders. The 357th Infantry continued its attack on Gourbesville, while the 359th Infantry was ordered to assume the attack on Orglandes to the Northwest. Elements of the 3rd Bn of the 357th Infantry fought their way into Gourbesville at 2020 and held their control of the town until the next morning.
Lt Ioland E. Dutton is buried in the Boyd Cemetery, Boyd, TX
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73997832/ioland_edmund-duttonQuote:
the article says he was buried in the US Military Cemetery at St. Mere Eglise. You said he's buried in Boyd, TX? I guess they moved him at some point? And if so how did that work, did the govt pay for that or did the family?
Families were given the option to return the remains of their soldier to the states or to leave them buried overseas. https://www.cem.va.gov/docs/wcag/history/WWII-Burial-Program-America.pdf
War Department Videos regarding the return of WWII Dead:
The cemetery in Ste Mere Eglise no longer exists, as the bodies were relocated to the current Normandy American Cemetery. The first American cemetery in Normandy was located at the shoreline of OMAHA Beach, and there is a monument that marks the spot.
17 June 1944, Lt Henry T Gillespie, A&M College of Texas class of 1938, KIA.
On June 17, 1944, he took off at Station 452 airfield in Stoney Cross, England, for an attack mission to the marshaling yards of Epernon, France. At 2:35 PM, he was shot down by a German Me 109 fighter, crashing his plane into the commune of Maillebois.
2Lt Gillespie and 2Lt Peters Memorial
Maillebois - Dampierre sur Blvy
June 17, 1944 - 367th Fighter Group
In tribute to the pilots
2nd Lt Henry T. GILLESPIE
2nd Lt Earl L. PETERS
Lt Henry Gillespie is buried in the Normandy American Cemetery
On June 17, 1944, he took off at Station 452 airfield in Stoney Cross, England, for an attack mission to the marshaling yards of Epernon, France. At 2:35 PM, he was shot down by a German Me 109 fighter, crashing his plane into the commune of Maillebois.
2Lt Gillespie and 2Lt Peters Memorial
Maillebois - Dampierre sur Blvy
June 17, 1944 - 367th Fighter Group
In tribute to the pilots
2nd Lt Henry T. GILLESPIE
2nd Lt Earl L. PETERS
Lt Henry Gillespie is buried in the Normandy American Cemetery
CAPT Marl Westerman, A&M College of Texas class of 1939, was killed in Action on June 19, 1944, while serving with the 759th Tank Battalion, commanding a M3 Stuart Tank. He landed in Normandy on D+10, 16 June 1944, and was attached to the 2nd Infantry Division.
CAPT Marl Westerman is buried in the Normandy American Cemetery, and I regret that I didn't locate him before my 2024 trip, as I was at the cemetery on June 19, 2024.
CAPT Marl Westerman is buried in the Normandy American Cemetery, and I regret that I didn't locate him before my 2024 trip, as I was at the cemetery on June 19, 2024.
LT James Maurice "Cotton" Williams, A&M College of Texas class of 1942, was killed in Action on June 19, 1944, while serving with K Company, 313th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division.
Objective Cherbourg
On the 19th of June, the 313th Infantry Regiment was ordered to relieve the 359th Infantry Regiment of the 90th Infantry Division near Sainte-Colombe, with the attached units:
Lt. James Maurice "Cotton" Williams was originally buried in the Ste Mere Eglise cemetery, but was brought back to Texas and now rests in the Calvary Cemetery in Marlin.
Objective Cherbourg
On the 19th of June, the 313th Infantry Regiment was ordered to relieve the 359th Infantry Regiment of the 90th Infantry Division near Sainte-Colombe, with the attached units:
- "A" Company of the 304th Medical Battalion
- "A" Company of the 304th Engineer Battalion
- "A" Company of the 746th Tank Battalion
- "A" Company of the 82nd Chemical Mortar Battalion.
Lt. James Maurice "Cotton" Williams was originally buried in the Ste Mere Eglise cemetery, but was brought back to Texas and now rests in the Calvary Cemetery in Marlin.
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