Large crowd gathers for celebration, France, 1945

Gift of James Wynne
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Photograph. Large crowd of people gathers for a Ceremony/Celebration of the first anniversary of the Normandy invasion to honor the 82nd Airborne Division. France. June 1945

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1945-06-
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Items from the service of James T. Wynne, who was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina in 1922. He enlisted in the Army on 21 October 1942 and served with the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division. He was sent to the European Theatre and participated in Normandy, the Battle of the Bulge, and the advance into Germany. Collection includes 121 photographs and over 140 documents related to Wynne's service.