Subscribe
Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment “White Currahee” were given the opportunity to represent the 3rd Brigade Combat Team and the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) during the funeral service of Jim “Pee Wee” Martin at the Dayton National Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio September 21, 2022.
Martin was a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division, he fought on D-Day in Nazi occupied France; In addition to the invasion of Normandy, Martin also parachuted in Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands, and the Battle of the Bulge.
At the age of 101 Martin passed away peacefully in his home on September 11, 2022. He was one of the last remaining Airborne "Toccoa Originals" of 1942. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Eaddy)
| Date Taken: | 09.21.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 09.21.2022 22:24 |
| Photo ID: | 7428660 |
| VIRIN: | 220921-A-ZY466-050 |
| Resolution: | 2048x1344 |
| Size: | 1.95 MB |
| Location: | FORT CAMPBELL, KY, US |
| Hometown: | FORT CAMPBELL, KY, US |
| Web Views: | 110 |
| Downloads: | 9 |
This work, Funeral service of Jim “Pee Wee” Martin [Image 9 of 9], by SSG Michael Eaddy, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.
No keywords found.
LEAVE A COMMENT