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GOURBESVILLE CEREMONIES


Remembrances
as prayers are given where German aid station was located

Adjunct Mayor Valérie Blandin
reads proclamations

Floral Tributes
are laid before memorial plaques

Moment of Silence
for Gordon Smith and R.B. Lewellen, Citizens of Honor

Flowers
on display

That's My Dad
Randy Lewellen points to father's plaque

Story Board
tells tale of 508ers R.B. Lewellen and James Hattrick

Close Up
reveals map of where Hattrick and Lewellen touched down

James R. Hattrick
remembered along with 300 American soldiers killed in the Gourbesville area

Loss of Hand
consequence of his father's wound is described by Randy

Gourbesville Church
lies across the street from German aid station

Church Yard
where Hattrick was first buried


Pasture
where Lewellen came down

Stump Remains
of large tree where Lewellen took cover only to be wounded

Crossroads
separated Hattrick and Lewellen landing poins

Old Friends
Sophia van den Bogert and Randy share a moment

 

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