Memoire
Memorial Americain de Colleville sur mer
Middle picture is showing as follows: "Within a few days,Mrs Niland received three heartbraking telegrams.Robert had died in Normandy on D-Day.His brother Preston was killed on June 7th near Utah Beach.A third brother,Eddie was reported as missing in the Pacific,butreturned home after being rescued from a POW camp.The Army sent Fritz,the 4th son back to the US.The Niland story was the basis for the film Saving Private Ryan ".
Memoire
Memorial Americain de Colleville sur mer
Middle picture is showing as follows: "Within a few days,Mrs Niland received three heartbraking telegrams.Robert had died in Normandy on D-Day.His brother Preston was killed on June 7th near Utah Beach.A third brother,Eddie was reported as missing in the Pacific,butreturned home after being rescued from a POW camp.The Army sent Fritz,the 4th son back to the US.The Niland story was the basis for the film Saving Private Ryan ".