Jan. 21, 1943:  Native stretcher bearers rest in the shade of a coconut grove as they and the wounded American soldiers they are carrying from the front lines at Buna, New Guinea take the opportunity to relax. The wounded are on their way to makeshift hospitals in the rear.


The wounded

By morning, in the square of Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, paratroopers of "Easy" Co. 506th PIR, 101st Airborne Division,Corporal Forrest L. Guth (6 February 1921 – 8 August 2009)Corporal Francis J. Mellet, KIA, 13 Januray 1945, Bastogne, Belgium.Private First Class David E. Morris (19 April 1924 – 21 October 1996)Private First Class Daniel B. West (16 September 1923 – 15 May 2005)Staff Sergeant Floyd M. Talbert (26 August 1923 – 10 October 1982)Technician Fifth Class Campbell T. Smith (3 October 1921 – August 1982), pose with 3 GIs of 4th ID (behind) that came from Utah beach. 7 June 1944.

"Easy" Co

A detachment from the 101st Airborne Division with a tracked vehicle occupies the first of many French villages and towns to come.