Watership Down
These Soldiers were from the 508th Parachute
Infantry attached to the 82nd Airborne
Division and drowned on the jump into
Normandy 6 June 1944. They were some of the last men buried at the 82nd
Airborne Division Cemetery. The 82nd
Cemetery closed 15 June and they were
re-buried 5 July 1944 at the Blosville
Cemetery which was the same field.
All of the records can be located for each
man by clicking on their name.
The first 12 Hq Co 1st Bn men were found as
the Division was moving West. More men
were located after the Blosville Cemetery
opened so they were also buried there.
There are IDPFs for 4 of the men, images
of the Douve River where they drowned along
with images of both the 82nd Cemetery and
the main Blosville Cemetery. There are
Morning Reports for all of the men along
with the Medical Records and Weekly Burial
Reports and images for 9 of the 12 men.
ASN
Name
Rank 82nd Abn
Div Cemetery then Blosville Re-Burial
6972854
Roberts, Harold E. Staff Sergeant
6/15/1944 A-01-003 7/5/1944 A-01-003
38280202
Johnson, Clifford E.
Private First Class 6/15/1944 A-08-398
7/5/1944 B-10-198
31334689
Babjak, Andrew
Private 6/15/1944 A-01-025
7/5/1944 A-02-025
35628144
Bateman, James D.
Private 6/15/1944 A-08-399
7/5/1944 B-10-199
6941082
Benton, Dan R.
Private 6/15/1944 A-01-023
7/5/1944 A-02-023
32648434
Bowen, Francis N.
Private 6/15/1944 A-01-032
7/5/1944 A-02-032
34395364
Hyatt, Morris R.
Private 6/15/1944 A-01-020
7/5/1944 A-01-020
20231227
Jahn, Robert F.
Private 6/15/1944 A-01-048
7/5/1944 A-03-048
11097685
Nadeau, Joseph G.C. Private
6/16/1944 A-04-198 7/5/1944 A-10-198
15323287
Tomory, Albert D.
Private 6/15/1944 A-01-049
7/5/1944 A-03-049
16112026
Wininger, Donald W. Private
6/15/1944 A-01-012 7/5/1944 A-01-012
38509136
Woods, Porter F.
Private 6/14/1944 A-01-033
7/5/1944 A-02-033
Brian N. Siddall
December 2023
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