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A tribute to the heroic Airborne medics of the 101st
WE TREATED THEM ALL THE SAME
by Simon Smith
The Collectors Edition
IN HONOR AND IN RECOGNITION OF
ROBERT E. WRIGHT
KENNETH J. MOORE
MEDICS 2nd Bn 501 PIR
101st AIRBORNE DIVISION
FOR HUMANE AND LIFE-SAVING CARE
RENDERED TO 80 COMBATANTS AND A CHILD
IN THIS CHURCH
IN JUNE 1944.
These simple words, carved into a stone memorial outside the ancient church at Angoville-au-Plain, a small hamlet six miles south-west of Utah Beach in Normandy, recall the heroic actions that took place.
In the early hours of 6 June 1944 two medics from the 101st Airborne – Kenneth Moore and Robert Wright – arrived to find themselves in the middle of a confused and savage firefight. Undeterred by the fighting around them the two men immediately set up a field dressing-station in the little village church to treat the growing numbers of wounded.
In an act of true humanity within the brutality of war, the two medics insisted on treating every wounded soldier brought here equally, regardless of the uniform they wore.
There was, however, one simple rule. No guns were to be brought inside the church. When two German paratroopers burst through the doors, machine-guns raised, the medics simply stared them straight in the eye and nodded down to the young German soldier they were treating. The two enemy paratroopers immediately understood. Both saluted and withdrew.
By the time the fighting was over, all but three of the 80 wounded had survived.
Simon Smith has brought this moving and act of heroism to life in this spectacular print edition. Every print is signed by veterans who fought in the area during D-Day creating one of the most moving and historic editions.
THE COLLECTORS EDITION SIGNATURES
This unique and historically important Three signature edition is signed by 101st Airborne veterans who fought in the area Moore – one of the two iconic 101st medics who set up the aid station:
Private 1st ClassARTHUR “ART” PETERSEN– Fox Company 2nd Battalion, 506th PIR
Corporal T-5KENNETH J. MOORE - the iconic medic involved in this event
Staff SergeantALLISON “DOC” BLANEY- distinguished 101st medic who fought on D-Day
This is a truly unique and memorable edition that will surely inspire enthusiasts and military art collectors alike, a piece to be treasured as a reminder of one of the most inspirational stories to come out of D-Day and the battle for Normandy.
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Please note: The signatures on our pieces are not reproductions; they are original autographs, hand-signed by the veterans involved at the time of publishing.
