On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of D-Day, we pay tribute to Sgt Maurice Rosenberg and First Lieutenant Jack R. Dodson, of the U.S.Army and U.S. Army Air Corps, who took part in the Liberation of Europe from Nazi tyranny. We are proud of their service to the Allied cause as the spirit and sacrifice of so many are commemorated on this solemn day.
Thanks to Jack R. Dodson, Jr, Kathy Dodson Goss, and Davant Dodson-Rosenberg for permission to use photos and documents from their father's wartime scrapbook. .
American servicemen Carl Adickman and Maurice Rosenberg (right) at a French Hunting Lodge near their bivouac south of Rozay-en-Brie, 10 September 1944. . Courtesy of David Rosernberg and Dr. Richard Rosenberg. More information to follow.
First Lieutenant Jack R. Dodson (front row right) shown with fellow crew members. First Lt. Dodson piloted 25 successful bombing missions into Italy and Yugoslavia before his B-26 was shot down on February 4, 1945 over the Brenner Pass. He was a prisoner in a German POW camp until April 29, 1945, when the camp was liberated . Photo: Date and place unspecified, possibly Corsica?. From his WW II Scrapbook courtesy of his family. More information to follow.