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The 82 nd Airborne Flag at the Division Run at Fort Bragg. 🇺🇸🇺🇸On this DDay Anniversary may we remember the sacrifice and courage of the troops, sailors and airmen at Normandy Beach. May their sacrifice always be remembered... Present Arms. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 #Normandy #dday #omahabeach #airborne #usarmy #inspiring #ww2 #history #Heroes #82ndairborne #soldiers #lestweforget #airbornealltheway #fortbragg (at Fort Bragg, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByX5EK1gpwa/?igshid=1d1xudd4cfn06

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🇺🇲Remembering the Men of Easy Company: First Lieutenant Harry Welsh ♠️

Harry Francis Welsh of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was 22 years old when he registered for service on October 16, 1940.

Initially, Harry was assigned to Fort Benning with the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment as part of the 82nd Airborne Division. While an enlisted man. His commanding officers saw his potential and recommended him for Officer Candidate School.

Welsh was transferred to the 101st Airborne, and was assigned to Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, and quickly became friends with 1st Lieutenant Richard Winters.

Harry Welsh jumped into Normandy on D-Day and did not find Easy until the next morning, shortly before the company was given the task of taking Carentan. When he joined the rest of his company, he was placed in charge of 1st platoon after Richard Winters took charge of the company.

On June 12, 1944, he led his platoon on a direct assault into Carentan. He was pinned down until the rest of Easy Company moved into the town, and after taking the town, the Company moved against a German counterattack south of Omaha Beach. His platoon held the line with Easy Company; during the Battle of Bloody Gulch, Welsh ran into an open field with an enlisted gunner, John McGrath, and knocked out a German armored vehicle, with a bazooka. Elements of the 2nd Armored Division arrived in force and drove off the remaining Germans.

After holding the line for another month, Welsh and the rest of Easy Company were relieved and shipped to England for refitting and replacements. He became Executive Officer of Easy Company.

On September 1944, Welsh dropped into the Netherlands for Operation Market Garden and remained there for the duration of the operation.

On December 16, 1944, German armored divisions broke through the American lines in the Ardennes Forest. At this point, Welsh had been reassigned to HQ Company of 2nd Battalion. His Division was then assigned to the defense of the town of Bastogne. During a battle on Christmas Day, Welsh was severely wounded. Harry was awarded two Bronze Stars for valor during his combat action and two purple hearts for injury during combat. 1st Lt Harry Welsh returned to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and married Catherine Grogan on December 29, 1945. Kitty used Harry's reserved parachute as the fabric for her gown.

Harry retired from the Wilkes-Barre Area School District in 1983. He served both as a teacher and a Director of Pupils. Welsh died of heart failure on January 21, 1995, on his good friend Richard Winters' 77th birthday. Harry was 76 years old. Lest We Forget.

Welsh was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by Rick Warden. Pictured below are Winters and Welsh.

♠️We are happy to announce a new live and interactive Band of Brothers cast Zoom event for Band of Brothers fans by the Band of Brothers. The event will be hosted by Band of Brothers cast member Matthew Leitch, who played Sgt Floyd 'Tab' Talbert. Details for this Zoom event can be found on the website www.wehappyfew506.com or by visiting www.facebook.com/WeHappyFew506/

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Original description and photo sourced US Army, www.dday-overlord.com, ancestry.com and www.506infantry.org

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Join us. Ninja on that .50 Cal. Pre Mission weapons qual on the FOB. OIF pre Surge. 425th Airborne. First day on ground. Landed by helicopter 3 hours earlier. Check out my non matching last minute issued ballistic protection arm sleeves. #airbornealltheway #airborne #Godkeptmesafe #joinus #warriorwolfpack #theramirezboysfighthouse (at Forward Operating Base)

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Repost from @flynavy154 #tactedup #dieepic ・・・ Couldn't help but add my new Geronimo patch to my armor kit. I think that adds a new level of badassery to it ;). #airbornealltheway #geronimo #alwaysready #platecarrier #tactical #lonestaruponmyheart #staylowgofast #shootfirstdielast

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🇺🇲WWII uncovered: 77th Anniversary of D-Day : 82nd Airborne Division

Private Harry Hudec, of 11709 Park Hill Avenue Cleveland Ohio, enlisted in the Army on October 24, 1942 at the age of 20. He served with the 82nd Airborne Division, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Headquarters Company.

"Operation Neptune was an all-important airborne phase of Overlord, the name given to the massive plan for D-Day invasion of Europe. The 82nd Airborne was an integral part of Operation Neptune. Because the 504th PIR ranks had been depleted due to the Italian Campaigns the 507th and the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiments were attached to the 82nd for this operation.

The 82nd's mission was to destroy vital German supply bridges and capture causeways leading inland across the flooded areas behind the Normandy beaches where seaborne forces would land to gain control of roads and communications. More than 10,000 All-Americans landed by parachute and glider on June 6, 1944 as part of the greatest airborne assault in history.'

'The 508th was responsible for the Southwest quadrant of the 82nd Airborne sector in Normandy.Their primary targets were bridges over the Douve River, located at Brienville and Beuzeville-la-Bastille. Clouds and heavy anti-aircraft fire caused the formations to break up and many of the planes to stray off course. The confusion was also compounded by the Wehrmarcht's presence in the scheduled drop zones. This prevented the pathfinders from marking them and delayed many pilots from flashing the jump lights until they had overshot the drop zones. Both the 507th and 508th were scattered over the Normandy countryside." (ww2-airborne.us)

Hudec jumped into Normandy on D-Day around 1:30 AM and fought on Hill 30 between Chef du Pont and Picauville. On June 15th, he suffered a combat injury and was hidden and cared for by a local family over 4 days until the arrival of German troops. Harry was hospitalized to remove the hand grenade fragments from his injury. He quickly returned to service.

Harry went on to jump into Holland as part of Operation Market-Garden and also fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Pvt. Hudac is shown below during a preparation for a practice jump. According to his enlistment records Harry was 6 ft 4 and 1/2 in tall. He was also stated to be a Regimental Champion boxer.

After the war Harry returned to Cleveland, Ohio. On June 19, 1946 he married Dorothy Stevens of Sedalia, Missouri. The couple had three children, numerous grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Harry retired from the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company after 43 years of service and was an active member of the Solon VFW. (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer and ww2-airborne.us)

Harry Hudac died on March 28, 2007 at the age of 85. He lies in rest at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Sedalia, Missouri. Lest We Forget.

#ww2uncovered #worldwar2history #WWII #WWIIveteran #WorldWarII #WWIIVet #worldwar2 #worldwartwo #82ndairborne #82ndairbornedivision #worldwar2veteran #ww2history #ww2veteran #ww2vet #ww2 #paratrooper #airborne #airborneinfantry #airbornealltheway #clevelandohio #ohio #greatestgeneration #usarmy #army

Original description and photo sourced by: ww2-airborne.us, US Army Archive, Cleveland Plain Dealer and ancestry.com

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