Gueutteville, Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France. Memorial to Captain Ignatius Maternowski Catholic Chaplain on D Day
Gueutteville, Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France - Memorial to Captain Ignatius Maternowski the Catholic Chaplain with 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment part of 82nd Airborne Division who parachuted into Normandy on D Day, 6 June 1944, and was witnessed helping the wounded and dead. On 13 June 1944 he was shot and killed by a sniper.
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Location: Gueutteville, Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France
Photo credit: © Matt Limb OBE / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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