Longchamps, Bastogne, Belgium, 1949: The "Screaming Eagle of the 101st Airborne Division, returned to…

Original caption

The "Screaming Eagle of the 101st Airborne Division, returned to Bastogne, Belgium, recently, where the gallant stand of the surrounded Division will be long remembered. Nineteen officers and enlisted men who fought here during the grueling winter campaign of 1944-45, returned to attend the world premiere of the movie, "Battleground." Cpl. Kenneth Mars shows Cpl. Rogers, Cpl. Postell, and Sgt. Jurimas, the blackboard where war maps were hung in Longchamps School House, during the battle. The School was formerly Headquarters of the 502nd Regiment. Bastogne, Belgium, 10 Nov 1949.

Date

11/10/1949

Place

Longchamps, Bastogne, Belgium · approximate position

Photographer

Cpl. Cooper

Units

101st Airborne Division

People

Kenneth Mars; Rogers; Postell; Jurimas

SC number

334658

Album

101st Airborne Division

Source

U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

Approximate position · Show on the photo map