On this 78th Anniversay of D-Day, I'd like to recognize our Chicago Chapter D-Day Veterans. With the exception of Walter Baker, all of these brave men have gone to the Great Manifest in the sky.

Walter Baker (508 PIR)

John Condich 

Robert Black (325 GIR)

Anthony DeMichael (HHC 82nd Abn Div)

Raymond Fary (82 Anti-Aircraft Bn)

Hal Galimore (82 Parachute Maint Co)

Stanley Gryga (HHC 82n Abn Div)

Donald Krause Sr (508 PIR)

Donald Maas (501 PIR)

Raider Nelson (507 PIR)

Chester Novak (508 PIR)

John Overling (325 GIR)

Charles Reice (508 PIR)

Frank Sosnowski (508 PIR)

Manfred Steinfeld (HHC 82nd Abn Div)

Anthony Vallos (325 GIR)

Matthew Wojtaszek Sr (319 AFAR)

This list is NOT all-inclusive, so if you know of others, please share their name/info in the Comments section.

Airborne, All The Way!