Simon Smith

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In the early hours of 6 June 1944 two medics from the 101st Airborne u Kenneth Moore and Robert Wright u arrived to find themselves in the middle of a confused and savage firefight. Undeterred by the fighting around them the two men immediately set up a field dressing-station in the little village church to treat the growing numbers of wounded.

In an act of true humanity within the brutality of war, the two medics insisted on treating every wounded soldier brought here equally, regardless of the uniform they wore.

There was, however, one simple rule. No guns were to be brought inside the church. When two German paratroopers burst through the doors, machine-guns raised, the medics simply stared them straight in the eye and nodded down to the young German soldier they were treating. The two enemy paratroopers immediately understood. Both saluted and withdrew.

By the time the fighting was over, all but three of the 80 wounded had survived.

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THE LIMITED EDITION
Each print is personally sigend by the artist Simon Smith and:

Private 1st Class ARTHUR æARTÆ PETERSEN
Jumped on D-Day with Fox Company, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne and fought in the bitter fire-fight raging around the church at Angoville-au-Plain. After being wounded he was briefly treated in the Church

THE COLLECTOR'S EDITION
This unique and historically important THREE signature edition is additionally signed by Kenneth Moore u one of the two 101st medics who set up the aid station at Angoville-au-Plain u and æDocÆ Blaney, another distinguished 101st medic who fought on D-Day:

Corporal T-5 KENNETH J. MOORE
A medic with the 501st PIR, 101st Airborne he jumped into Normandy and together with 101st medic Robert E. Wright found himself embroiled in the fighting around Angoville-au-Plain. The two medics immediately set up the field dressing station in the ancient church.

Staff Sergeant ALLISON æDOCÆ BLANEY
Jumping on D-Day with the 326th Airborne Medical Company, 101st Airborne, he immediately found himself in the middle of intense fighting and quickly set to work setting up a forward aid station.

THE 101st AIRBORNE TRIBUTE EDITION
This outstanding EIGHT SIGNATURE edition is a special tribute to all those who jumped with the 506th PIR, 101st Airborne Division on D-Day. With all three signatures from the CollectorsÆ Edition, each print is issued with a unique original pencil drawing specially created for this historic occasion by Simon Smith. Each of these beautiful drawings has been personally autographed by two more 506th PIR D-Day veterans and then matted to full conservation standards to include the original signatures of a further three veterans that jumped on D-Day with the famous Easy Company:

Sergeant WILLIAM GALBRAITH
Serving with I company, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne he Jumped into Normandy in the early hours D-Day, 6 June, scheduled to land at drop zone 'D' at Angoville-au-plain.

Private 1st Class SALVADOR PEREZ
Jumping into Normandy in the early hours of D-Day with Service Company, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne he landed just behind Utah beach.

THE MATTED SIGNATURES
Set within the matting on each drawing are the original signatures of three veterans that jumped on D-Day with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th PIR.

Corporal T-5 BILL MAYNARD
Tech Sergeant PAUL ROGERS
Sergeant AMOS æBUCKÆ TAYLOR

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