A Foothold in France by David Pentland. (AP) SIG1740 Safe Return by Ivan Berryman

Safe Return by Ivan Berryman

Houses of Parliament

This created a difficult morale problem for those who had earned their wings and were now anxious to see combat

In the Pacific later that same year

Despite being only 19 he was a veteran of Kursk

A Foothold in France by David Pentland. (AP) SIG1740 Safe Return by Ivan BerrymanDP0208AP. A Foothold in France by David Pentland. St Mere Eglise, Normandy, 6th June 1944. U. S. Paratroopers of 3rd Battalion, 505th Regiment, 82nd Airborne, land in the fields near St Mere Eglise, during the early hours of D Day. Limited edition of 20 artist proofs. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 21cm)