Chateau de Rolley, Belgium, 1949: The "Screaming Eagle

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." Lt. Col. James J. H atch, EUCOM, P&A Division, talks with Madame Mans de Rolley in the chapel of the Rolley chateau, where officers and enlisted men of the 502nd Regiment attended mass in the winter of 1944. Bastogne, Belgium, 10 Nov 1949, Signal Corps (Сдле Cooper) Released by OPI, D/D,22 Dec 1949 Orige Neg. Lot 38344 mk 1

Date

11/10/1949

Place

Chateau de Rolley, Belgium · approximate position

Photographer

Cpl. Cooper

Units

101st Airborne Division

SC number

334664

Album

101st Airborne Division

Source

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

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