The 101st Airborne Division Paratroopers at Pointe du Hoc
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- On June 6, 1944, a C47 aircraft with serial nr 42-100733 was carrying 4 crew members and 19 passengers. The passengers were paratroopers of Company I, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne Division. Once over France, the plane was hit and four paratroopers managed to jump out. Little did they know that they landed on and near Pointe du Hoc. Even more crazier must have been the sight of the US Rangers assaulting the cliffs in the morning. In this video I show my conducted research to the paratroopers at Pointe du Hoc.
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I've been a keen student of D Day for decades now and a few years ago I went to visit the beaches. My visit to Pointe du Hoc was very humbling - to realise just what those brave men did on D Day was nothing short of extraordinary. I hope we never ever forget such bravery.
That is our No. 1 Mission! Glad you had a good time in Normandy
We lost our grandfather James Donald Cameron on board HMS Celendine in 1943 and took its toll on our family. #_80Years 🏴⚓️🇬🇧📚
Thank you for doing this. My grandfather served in the US Army in France in WW1, and his son, my father, flew a B-24 out of Italy. A another young solider was in love with my mother, but was killed on Omaha beach. My mother said she was in love with my father, but always observed every June 6th in honor of her friend. I miss their generation so much, but seeing this, done now, is comforting to know their sacrifice is not yet forgotten.
Wow, what a story! Would you like to share the name of the killed soldier? I'm sure your mother never forgot about him.
@@SNAFUDOCS unfortunately, she never told me his name. When I buried my uncle I was able to ask high school classmates of my mother if they remembered anyone who died on June 6th. They did not, and my uncle didn’t know him either.
My father did not talk about the war until late in his life. When he finally did, He said the boys out having fun theme that comes through so many movies was bullshit. He had zero interest in post-war reunions to “celebrate a time when people were trying to kill me, and I was trying to kill them.” He said they knew they had a job to do and they wanted to get done with it as quickly as possible and to go home. This is to somewhat explain why mother was quiet - they lost their friends when they were hardly out of school.
My family and I visited Normandy in August 2011. One of our stops on the tour we took was at Pointe du Hoc. Standing there by the edge of the cliff it was awe inspiring to imagine the courage and tenacity of those Rangers who scaled the heights, took the point and held it for days in the face of repeated German counter attacks until the Ranges were relieved. God bless them all, especially those who never returned home to their loved ones. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thank you. My dad was a submariner in the Pacific, so I have researched more of the Pacific. Your presentations of the scene help me visualize what happened in the European Theater.
Thanks for taking the time to put this together. What these guys went through makes my own experiences seem like a bedtime story.
The American ranger battalions trained near the area I live in. Due to the step cliff rock face and caves they trained in were blown up after the war end. It was also heavily wooded in some parts at the time. The cliffs were directly up and down for the perfect training for these men.
This I was told about by a man who was a child at the time. With a trench line not far from the house he lived in as a child and adult.
History surrounds us and all we have to do is open our eyes and save this for future generations to follow who aren’t born yet to see these videos made.
As a Canadian my Father never received a medal for being wounded and neither did any non American solders. Very strange isn't it!!!
So sorry to hear that... they all deserve to be recognised
Perhaps the Canadian government and people should rectify that.
I’m reading D-Day by Stephen Ambrose right now...perfect timing for this to come up in my feed.
The original picture at 06:09 also shows a British Colonel Trevor from the No 1 commando in the bottom right corner. He came along as an observer. There were also two British DUKW drivers fighting along with the Rangers, corporal Good and Pvt Blackmore, until the Rangers were relieved. And of course there were some Germans.
Very well put together Joey!
Your stories of the brave men are extremely captivating🙏
Thank you for sharing your passion for history.
Steven
Great story. I love the info graphics and supporting footage.
I had hear for years about a paratrooper(s) being at Pointe du Hoc and in my research found out there were two and had even done a small post about the photo that clearly showed a member of the 101st
but
Now thanks to you, I have a whole lot more of the story
Including the Aircraft information
Thank you again
This is validation that Colonel Rudder is what has always has been said. At Texas A&M university(and America). Colonel Rudder is a hero, because he was a war hero that graduated from Texas A&M. To this day, there is an outfit of cadets that are called Rudders Rangers at Texas A&M. He is a true American hero. Our Texas A&M university makes sure that his memory doesn’t die.
Your have some of' the most detail military records that I know of on the internet, my dad was 82nd Airborne I have lots of records of his service in WWII Sainte-mere-eglse.
Good work, Joey!
Gotta find that man, that’s a crazy story. 101st boys getting lost and fighting with the rangers to take that hill and guns!
Such spectacular documentary and films. Thank you for the great video. And my special thanks to all the military servicemen for all their sacrifices.
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Nicely put together
Absolutely awesome story. Just great 👍
Glad you think so!
A tribute to our heroes, and thanks to you for your well informative video
Thank you for a interesting piece of history about 101st Airborne Division, with some very good illustrations. I was particularly interested to see the two pictures of Stalag XIIA at Limburg as this was the transit camp to which my father, a paratrooper in the British 1st Airborne Division, was sent after being captured at the battle of Arnhem. Do you know where I could get copies of these two photos?
If you google Stalag XIIA at Limburg, you'll find a website with the photo. Try contacting the webmaster!
I had a Uncle Stevens FW who Jumped D day 101st Infantry his older brother Merrit Stevens was a Ranger there on the cliffs that day their younger brother Otho Stevens jumped 82nd Airborne Division! All bad asses!
superb naration ,, well done guv ..... been to the point a few times ,,,,,,,, moon craters come to mind ,,,, if you look over cliff you can apreciate the hard work the guys did to get up and fight
Incredible, first time I ever heard of this
I have been fascinated by 101st Airborne story since watching The Band of Brothers HBO series...thanks for this Joey..
Glad you enjoyed it!
LML Dick Winters was 506th E Co, My Dad Sam Jacobs was 508th Co.H the RedDevils. Dad was in both 101st and 82nd, and Guarded Ike in Germany and England.Dick was from Hershey and we lived in Harrisburg. Regards JJ USN VF-142 75-79 USS America and USS Eisenhower
The movie "Screaming Eagles" was also about 101st Airbourne Division.
@@johnjacobs1625 yes I live close to where Dick is from Ephrata pa
@@kennethclaar922 I grew up living just off of Derry Street, just outside of Harrisburg. We used to ride our bikes to Hershey, as kids. JJ
Great job
Medal of honor air bourne
THIS IS WHAT IS MENT BY TOO REMEMBER THE FEW ,LEST WE FORGET THANKS FOR INFO .
THank you!
Very intresting!
My daughter and I visited Point du Hoc in September 2015. It's good that the French haven't filled in the bomb craters - they are enormous but even so you can't imagine what hell it must have been for either side.
If you ever get the chance do try and go there and if you think the French don't appreciate the Americans, well you've never been to Normandy.
I'll take Shit That Didn't Happen for 500, Trebek
@@HamburgerTime209 Your Momma married your Poppa?
You'd have to ask your therapist what that dream meant bro, we can't help you.
@@LosBerkos Whatever you say, Bubba.
A very great and informing video. Are you in Normandy at the moment? See you maybe sometime again, like last year on D-Day-1 in McDonalds.
Yes, Joey is in Normandy! I am sure he will be at McDonalds at some point! ha ha
This seems like one of those Cotton Hill stories you’d hear about your grandfather after he’s passed away, “yeah he was in the 101st Airborne and fought at Pointe du Hoc” and you’re like that’s bullshit there were no paratroopers at Point du Hoc and then you see this video.
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I have just learned that was 6 the beach.Lest We Forget
When I first saw Pointe de Hoc I thought no that cannot be the right place !! how on Earth the Rangers mounted that cliff I do not know,and when they got to the top the gun was not there, just a long wooden pole.
It's a breath taking site
@@SNAFUDOCS yes indeed ! thankyou for your reply,from an Englishman
Is that Joe doing the narration? The voice sounds familiar.
Yes, that is Joey's voice!
Is this real !?? never heard or saw that so called footage before! O_o
James Rudder looked like Garth Brooks 2:03
I still don't understand why they landed there, and not, in example Belgium or Holland and left that heavy defended place for what it was.
It was reckoned that heavy guns remained in situ, guns which threatened Utah up to the West and Omaha to the East. Thus it was vital to try to destroy them. The fact was that these heavy guns had been removed from their sittings and were parked up in the lanes behind the bunkered strong point. What faced down the Rangers were active machine gun emplacements. The irony was, I believe, that the troops manning these mg's were Russian conscripts in German uniforms.
I bet not many people know about this story.
That war was full of so many amazing stories. If written by a fiction author they would be ridiculed as fantasy.
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I guess what I was trying to say is that the real heroes they never got any medals and they're in the graves they never make it home and they're the true heroes no matter how sad that is.
James Earl Rudder - the personification of American hero.
Future President of TEXAS A&M University, Gig em!!!
If 101st was 501st
5:06 .. so they moved like 30km along the coast...? GTFO!
Looks about 3-5km according to the map.
Well done. To bad all the service records burnt up in St Louis. JJ
Well, not all of them!
@@SNAFUDOCS JUST MOST!
I thought the Rangers assaulted Point du Hoc on D Day from the SEA!
Different part of same story. Miss dropped
They were rangers not airborne at
Point d hoc
This was about Airborne who, by hand of fate, ended up involved with the Rangers action.
Incidentally, a number of Airborne drowned in their heavy kit just to the West of here in the flooded marshed area by Grandcamp M.
@@suzyqualcast6269
Thanks for info
There was lots of miss drops
And paras drowning
They never had the british quick release on their chutes
Actually the longest day film never mentioned the airborne being there
That's movies for you
Very disappointed David that you posted this, it shows you just read the headline & did not have the courtesy to watch the video. It’s the story of four 101st paratroopers who landed near Pointe du Hoc, two were captured & two joined the Rangers & fought with them for 5 days. I was a police officer in the town that Lenny Goodgall lived in, Emerson, NJ & had the good fortune to know him & hear his stories. Shame on you :(
@@waikoloa911
Sorry about that they didnt show them in the film longest day
Thanks for putting the record straight
@@angloaust1575 Hey bro, all good! Re-reading my post it seems a bit harsher than I intended, sorry about that. If you get a chance to read Ambrose’s book on D-Day, when he cover Pointe do Hoc he tells that after D-Day when they were holding the top, Rudder sent one of his men to do a headcount of their forces. He reported back that in addition to the Rangers they had somehow picked up an 82nd Airborne guy and two 101st Airborne, so all in all it’s a cool story. I haven’t seen Lenny since I retired a few years ago, but he’s still pissed after all these years that his idiot superiors tore up his DSC recommendation & wouldn’t admit they were wrong afterward to correct it. Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!
All those brave men dedicated to the end of fascism just so that groups like the Proud Boys can march in front of the supreme court and demand the democratic process be overturned.
Seriously? How about respecting the sacrifices that Allied soldiers made during those days instead of spouting your asinine political shit? Sadly and evidently, that concept is far beyond your comprehension.
And BLM criminals and antifa scum can attack police, vandalize public property, and destroy and loot businesses in the name of "justice" for a career felon and drug addict? Do you think these guys supported that? Don't be a liberal media stooge!
Your a ding dong
This is just one of the reasons why you shouldn't kneel for the national anthem I don't know who the history teacher is for these kids but they're obviously not that good
But to allow fascists to march in front of the supreme court and demand democracy to be overturned is okay with you?
You’re confusing a protest against systemic racism for disrespecting the military…They are not the same thing and I’m pretty sure you already know that.