I just have a question ? Now you have the 101st 506 easy and then you have the 101st 502 . okay just stick with me i was reading the fourm a little bit and somewhere back it said that the 502 took out the 4 88's in st mere englise. but the book band of brothers and the movie clearly states that the 101st 506 easy took them out.

first, the 101st is divided in regiments the 506th 502nd and so on, these regiments are divided into companies A-I or Able through Ida. On D-day Lt. Winters of Easy company of the 506th PIR(parachute infantry regiment) led a squad of 12 men to take out a battery of 4 105's on a farm called Brecourt Manor. The 502nd had no involvement with this action.(Winters was awarded the distingueshed service cross(DSC) I don't know about the 4 88's taken out by the 502nd?

thank you

There were 88's to. In total they took out about 9 nine guns (that day?). I also think that Winters and his men took out some 88's, but I could be wrong. I have the dvd, so I'll check it when I have time. Now I must study, stupid exams

They were thought to be 88's but turned out to be 105's

Hi,
I'am doing an article for my german Bia fanpage and searching for informations about Pvt. John Steel(101st airoborn divison), who landet in Snt. mere Eglise on 6th june 1944. I guess thats his right name. I'am sure you know his story. He came down and get to close to the church and hang on the church tower. I know he play his death and hang there for a few hours on the churchtower.
But what happened with him, i heard he was shot by a german soldier in the early morning, but didn't found exact informations about it/him. Can someone help me?
Thx
Feuditos.

Private John Steele was with the 82nd, not the 101st. He was a member of the 505th PIR.

He's not listed here...http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/505/505_honor_st.html
Are you surehe was in th 505th PIR?

Do you know what happened with him?

Check this out! Here you have some info about Pvt. John Steele. I hope it helps you.

"One gripping story from that day is that of Private John Steele. A member of the 82nd Airborne's 505th Regiment, Steele jumped from a C-47 Dakota with his fellow paratroopers. Avoiding the flames of a burning building, he accidentally landed on top of a church spire and dangled helplessly above the German defenders. A burst of gunfire struck him in the foot but he made no sound and pretended to be dead as soldiers underneath him fired at the descending paratroopers. Although temporarily deafened by the tolling of the church's bell, Steele survived his ordeal and was later hauled into the steeple and captured, only to escape a few days later"
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"He was but one of thousands of Allied paratroopers hurtling through the dark skies over Normandy in the early morning hours of June 6, 1944 but the recounting of his story in Cornelius Ryan’s book, The Longest Day and later in the film adapted from it made John Steele, 505th Regiment U.S. 82nd Airborne Div. perhaps the best remembered Private to take part in Operation Overlord.

Instead of jumping into a well lighted drop zone, Steele found himself falling into the center of the burning and panicked village of Sainte Mere Eglise. Pvt. Steele’s problems were compounded when a bullet ripped through his foot. His drop was broken not as he hit the ground but when his chute snagged the steeple of the parish church. Steele’s efforts to free himself came to naught. The knife he was using to cut away his harness fell from his grasp.

Steele was within earshot of German gunners on the roof of the church and survived by playing dead for 2 hours. Then chaos subsided for a few moments giving the German garrison time to cut the injured paratrooper down and take him prisoner"

Take a look at :- Brecourt Assault.com

i beleive the 101st are fake.. its a rumor i heard... i mean, where are they today? after all screamign eagles is an anaolgy to secret lies!

look at this proof: http://www.carnageblender.com/inspect_opponent.tcl?opponent_id=2229&opponent_name=Lizard+King

what the Frick?

check your link/proof...wrong addy? false anyway

No he's just spamming like always. Typical of Punwin. He also claims his father is Lt Col. Cole.

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Originally posted by jUsTiNcReDiBLe0:
No he's just spamming like always. Typical of Punwin. He also claims his father is Lt Col. Cole.

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*sigh* typical criticism from the jealous and unknowledgable

so if u claim that ur father was Lt. Col. Cole wouldnt that prove that u are wrong and the 101st exists?

My grandmothers cousin was Walter Gordan and I have him and Winters interview cds from Steven Ambrose and they said they destroyed 3 105s and damaged the 4th enough so it could not fire.

Punwin if your dad was Cole than you must be what, 70?WE WAS KILLED IN OPERATION MARKET GARDEN!!!!!!!http://www.hbo.com/apps/band/site/client/stories/curated_story.jsp?exid=376

Pardon me, HE WAS KILLED IN OPERATION MARKAET GARDEN YOU LIAR!!!!!

Hey Punwin you a friking moron the Screaming eagles aka 101st were disbanded After vietnam. Along with alot of the smaller PIR.

A true idiot