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US Combat Engineer – 249th Engineer Combat Battalion Veteran Oral History interview for WWII Veteran Robert Shelato is now available. We conducted this interview on June 4, 2014, in St. Mere Eglise, Normandy, France. St. Mere Eglise is a small village in Normandy where paratroopers landed early during the D-Day invasion. St. Mere Eglise presently houses an impressive Airborne Museum dedicated …

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St Mere Eglise Photos: 2014 Trip Photos from the 2014 Trip by the Making History Project have been added for St Mere Eglise.  This iconic French town in Normandy is home to the U.S. Airborne Museum and is home base for American Troops during the first week of June for the D-Day Celebrations. Head on over to our Photos page …

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