The Paratrooper who landed in a tree on D day...

[arbogrunt]

'Courtesy of George Stephane Fraser. This photo shows Tony Mead, Signal Platoon, 9th Parachute Battalion at Pegasus Bridge in 1951. On D-Day, he landed in a tree, and a branch penetrated his abdomen. Incredibly, he still managed to get to the RV and take part in the assault on the Merville Gun Battery.'

 

how nails was this fella?..for those of you not familiar with this action;

 

Battle of Merville Gun Battery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

'They are in fact, men apart - every man an Emperor!'

[dogman]

A real man & unsung hereo, without men of that calibre we'd all be talking German now.

 

Rob

[easy-lift guy]

Interesting story. In spite of all that took place. The mission went forward.

easy-lift guy

Edited September 14, 2013 by easy-lift guy