
AMFREVILLE, France (June 4, 2016) - A memorial ceremony for the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division was conducted as part of the 72nd D-Day commemorations. The Paratrooper in the statue represents Pvt. Joe Gandara, a 2nd Squadron, 507th PIR Paratrooper during World War II who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor March 18, 2014, for single-handedly destroying three enemy machine guns while taking devastating fire before he was fatally wounded. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Crista Mary Mack) Country's Sake |