The members of the Mémoire & Database association are saddened to learn of the passing of Vincent J. SPERANZA, veteran of the 101st AB, 501st PIR, who had fought at Bastogne.
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Meeting with Major William CARRAWAY, historian of the National Guard of Georgia and Major NICHOLS. |
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Sunday, July 16, 2023, Brittany American Cemetery.48th Inf Bde Georgia Army National Guard |
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We had the great honour of meeting Major William CARRAWAY, commanding officer of the 161st Military History Detachment of the Georgia Army National Guard, and Major Daniel NICHOLS, programme manager of the National Guard. After a historic tour passing through Utah Beach, La Haye-du-Puits, Normandy American Cemetery, Saint-Malo, Dinard, Saint-Briac, Brest, Crozon, Saint-James, Mortain and Saint-Lô, they came to pay their respects at three graves of soldiers from the State of Georgia, more precisely from the 121st Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division: Pfc. William GREY, Pvt. Elbert GRIFFIN and Pvt. John TAGGART, as well as Pfc. Ernest PRUSSMAN of the 13th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division.
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79th Anniversary of D-Day - 2023 |
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Reunion with Vince J. SPERANZA
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The association offered the Chief of Staff of the United States Armies, General Mark A. MILLEY, a copy
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The association was present at the Book Salon at Tilly sur Seulles, organised by Tilly 1944, a big thank
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Mémorial Day 2023 |
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The association participated in the 100th Anniversary of the ABMC on March 4, 2023. |
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Placing candles on all the crosses with the staff of the Colleville/Mer cemetery |
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Thanks to the work done by Maximilien, member of the portrait creators team on our site, the "US Normandie" and "Mémoire & Database" associations were able to welcome, during the the weekendof September 10-11, 2022, La Rae Muller, daughter of Sanford M FRANK of company C of the 507 PIR - 82nd Airborne who died on June 12, 1944 at La Fière. |
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Visit of La Fière guided by Eric LABOURDETTE (President of the US Normandy association) |
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A new logo designed by Romain |
Vincent J. Speranza's biography, "Nuts!", still available in our store |
Cérémonie au Cimetière Normandy de Colleville/Mer.2nd Lieutenant William J. McGowan, Second World War pilot, laid to rest at Normandy American Cemetery.An aviator in the U.S. Army Air Forces, he was buried at the Normandy American Cemetery, almost 80 years after being killed during operations in France during the Second World War. |
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The association was invited to this ceremony and was able to lay a wreath.
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Private signing session with Vince in Carentan during the 78th. |
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4th June 2022- Sainte-Mère-EgliseSigning session of Vincent J. SPERANZA's biography, NUTS!, inEnglish or in French, in collaboration with Marion van Hellemond and Marco Kilian.The members of the association Mémoire & Database,publisher of the French version, were present: Fredo Lav, ourpresident who did the page layout - Romain Vattier whoworked on the cover and Nathalie Varniere who translatedVincent's biography.Source : Romain Vattier |
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The site will evolve, thanks to the work of our webmaster Renaud |
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The associations Amitié Franco-Américaine Men of D-Day and Mémoire & Database are proud to present you Vincent J. Speranza's acclaimed biography, NUTS!, translated in French for the first time.
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Vince Speranza gives us an incredibly honest and compelling account of what happened to (with - and to -) this mix of fresh-faced kids and grizzled veterans, when all hell broke loose and the snow turned red, during those days that went down in American history.Fred Thompson, former senator and presidential candidate On December 22, 1944, during the Battle of the Bulge, as the Germans surrounded the Belgian town of Bastogne, a German messenger brought a message from his commander to General Anthony McAuliffe, commander of acting of the 101st Airborne Division, demanding its surrender.McAuliffe's response was quite simply, “NUTS! Holding a manhole in the perimeter around Bastogne was 19-year-old soldier Vince Speranza, a machine gunner with the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment.This is Vince’s story of the Battle of the Bulge, but also his life before and after the fighting.Vince shares his childhood memories, his service in WWII and his life thereafter to today as he approaches 90 - a story you will remember for a long time.Vince went to Bastogne to see his manhole on the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, drank Airborne beer, inspired by his actions decades before. |
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You will find below the number of portraits per American cemetery that we have registered in the database in English:
Colleville/mer cemetery | St James cemetery | Rhone cemetery | ||
2123 |
1058 |
128 |
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Colleville/mer cemetery 2152 |
St James cemetery 1069 |
Rhone cemetery 134 |
And 290 archived records (Old site)
The History (with a capital H) can’t be discovered as a novel.It hasn’t been written by one person, but by lots of actors, each one of them bringing a stone to its achievement, at his own level.
Our website « Database-Mémoire » pursues the goal of honoring these men who made the final sacrifice by giving their lives for our freedom.
Yes, the History represents the past, but it’s also what makes us who we are today.
Let’s never forget that if we can enjoy today this beautiful thing called FREEDOM, it’s mostly thanks to them.
Our goal through the creation of this website is to tell their own story, to try to give a face to those who rest under the crosses or are inscribed on the Walls of the Missing in the Normandy American cemeteries.
They were sons, fathers, husbands, fiancés, gone from their homeland, and who never came back.
Sometimes, we are lucky to meet their families. Every time, memorable moments.
Thanks to our sheets, we wish the visitors in these cemetries felt a little bit as if they had become relatives of these heroes. To never forget them, this is our goal.
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