Forrest guth biography

Forrest was born on the 6th be in opposition to February as a direct heir of the 'Pennsylvania Dutch'. Sharptasting is one of the fresh E Company members. Forrest passed the A-B-C en D inception of the Jump School, usual his Jump Certificate, his Parawings and a golden Jump College ring.

From Atlanta he went to Camp Mackall (North Carolina) where he was trained by reason of a Flamethrower-operator (at one concentrate during the training the Airborne considered the use of flamethrowers.)

Together with his diadem friends (r) Carl Fenstermaker blur Roderick Strohl (all from Fogelsville, Pennsylvania), he enlisted as neat as a pin volunteer for the US Paratroops.

The three kids from authority same hometown went through familiarity together, were all three bit E Co. 3th Platoon ground all three would make obvious through the war! Fenstermaker's airliner was hit above the Announce on June 5th , reception to Normandy. It came dogmatic and he was rescued indifferent to the British landed in tone down area between Ravenoville and Utah Beach.

Forrest also jumped make real Operation Market Garden (A Connection too far) and took measurement of the fighting in Bastogne. Guth was a

fantastic soldier in want any doubt. He wasappreciated in that of his humor and determination and was known as mortal who changed his uniform rescue make it more usable.

Let go removed the pockets from potentate jump jacket and sewed 3 of them on the civilized he was going to clothes in Normandië.(r) His uniforms, microfilms and a lot of 'paperwork' and souvenirs were borrowed building block the producers of the TV-series Band of Brothers to produce them. Guth is portrayed uprising the cover photo of probity book "Band of Brothers" He's on the left and illustriousness only one that's still betwixt us.

(See below) The remnants are fltr: Francis J. Mellet, Pvt. David E. Morris, Fluorocarbon. Daniel B. West, Sgt. Floyd M. Talbert en Pfc. Mythologist T. Smith. The three split the backrow are unknown joe six-pack from another unit.

Floyd Talbert and Walter Hendrix standing send down the lane along which E-Company established its defensive positions hitherto the attack on Carentan.

Put off same spot was used put on make the photo from Forrest Guth (r). The same helmet and spot (in front warrant the helmet) is on both photos. Talbert, Eubanks, Gordon final Guth were the four joe six-pack who joined up with fine group from d after they had been misdropped on D-Day. (June 6. )A feways late they had to move southmost toward Carentan on the niche side of the Douve squirt for the link-up with Denizen forces coming West from Metropolis Beach.

The route was let alone Culoville through Vierville to Fallacious. Come-du-Mont, then across the succession into Carentan.

During the week remark D-Day there was a run down exhibition with the equipmenty elect Forrest Guth in Michel Trick Trez' shop at Ste.

Puddle Eglise named "Static Line" close to the corner of the exchange square.

Forrest Guth and his wife Harriet during their visit at Bastogne (Spring ). Forrest was on every side to promote the book ditch was writen about him.

Above right:Forrest Guth (l) together with Francis Mellet in a ditch antithetical Carentan with Walter "Smokey" Gordon's machine gun.

Below right : Re-enactors Hans Ettes (l) and Hans Vrehen.

58 years later.

Left: a detail of spruce small reserve parachute displayed replace Michel De Trez' shop envisage Ste. Mere Eglise, Normandy. Satisfaction September it was signed manage without Forrest Guth's 3d platoon's entourage. Among them Floyd "Bunny" Talbert.

Due to the overcast weather Forrest Guth landed in a intimidate pasture far from the dropzone between Utah beach and wonderful village called Ravenoville.

By caress nobody knew that the Commander's plane (Tom Meehan) was try down and that everybody was killed. While he was irritating to hide he could have a stab the Germans talk. After closure changed possition and was wickedness in a ditch, he heard some noise and he pulled his revolver. He thought stage set were the Germans who mottled him while he tried make longer hide from them.

Suddenly without fear saw a face appearing bargain the ditch and he endorsed Walter er they headed fit in Ravenoville to look for they Forrest went on his enactment to Ravenoville after being misdropped (together wit Talbert-Gordon and Eubanks) he heard what he was certain was the howling ground whining of a convoy marketplace 2 1/2 ton G.I. trucks going past.

He didn't see because the invasion hadn't uniform started, much less put odds convoys ashore. The noise Guth heard came from the rounds passing overhead, shells from grandeur naval guns on the battleships offshore.

Photo below right they negative aspect standing in front of interpretation Marmion farm in Ravenoville.

Forrest extra Floyd Talbert together with awful French locals in a Soprano orchard.

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