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    A Bridge, a Battle, and a Belated Honor: SSG William Owens Awarded Distinguished Service Cross 81 Years After D-Day [Image 7 of 8]

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    A Bridge, a Battle, and a Belated Honor: SSG William Owens Awarded Distinguished Service Cross 81 Years After D-Day

    NORMANDY, FRANCE

    06.12.2025

    Photo by Maj. Matthew Blubaugh 

    U.S. Army Europe and Africa     

    U.S. Army Staff Sgt. William D. Owens, a paratrooper with the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division in Normandy, France shortly after the battle at La Fière on D-Day, June 6,1944. Owens was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross during a June 5, 2025, ceremony in Sainte-Mère-Église, France, for his actions during the D-Day landings at La Fière. The award was presented as part of the 81st anniversary of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France on June 6, 1944. (U.S. Army photo, courtesy of the Owens family)

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    Date Taken: 06.12.2025
    Date Posted: 06.12.2025 11:03
    Photo ID: 9106114
    VIRIN: 250612-A-JK956-5834
    Resolution: 1080x1920
    Size: 145.34 KB
    Location: NORMANDY, FR

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