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| − | The '''Ramelle Defenders''' were made up of Rangers, a 29th Infantry translator, and [[101st Airborne]] soldiers. They did everything in their power to defend the town of [[Ramelle]] which they eventually succeeded to do at the cost of 16 of their soldiers. |
+ | The '''Ramelle Defenders''' were made up of Rangers, a 29th Infantry translator, and [[101st Airborne]] soldiers. They did everything in their power to defend the town of [[Ramelle]], which they eventually succeeded to do at the cost of 16 of their soldiers. |
==Fate of soldiers at Ramelle:== |
==Fate of soldiers at Ramelle:== |
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+ | ! style="text-align:left;" | <big>[[John H. Miller]]</big> |
! style="text-align: right;" | K.I.A. - Mortally wounded by [[Steamboat Willie]]. Eventually bled to death |
! style="text-align: right;" | K.I.A. - Mortally wounded by [[Steamboat Willie]]. Eventually bled to death |
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+ | ! style="text-align:left;" | <big>[[Mike Horvath]]</big> |
! style="text-align: right;" | K.I.A. - Shot in his thigh then shot through his chest. Died shortly after reaching the [[Alamo]] |
! style="text-align: right;" | K.I.A. - Shot in his thigh then shot through his chest. Died shortly after reaching the [[Alamo]] |
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! style="text-align:left;" | <big>[[Corporal Henderson]]</big> |
! style="text-align:left;" | <big>[[Corporal Henderson]]</big> |
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| − | ! style="text-align:right;" | K.I.A. - Shot through the neck, |
+ | ! style="text-align:right;" | K.I.A. - Shot through the neck, causing him to choke on his own blood |
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! style="text-align:left;" | <big>[[Private Toynbe]]</big> |
! style="text-align:left;" | <big>[[Private Toynbe]]</big> |
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| − | ! style="text-align:right;" | K.I.A. - |
+ | ! style="text-align:right;" | K.I.A. - Shot in the back whilst attempting to retreat to Alamo |
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! style="text-align:left;" | <big>[[Trask|Private Trask]]</big> |
! style="text-align:left;" | <big>[[Trask|Private Trask]]</big> |
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| − | ! style="text-align:center;" | K.I.A. |
+ | ! style="text-align:center;" | K.I.A. - Beaten to death by a Waffen SS Soldier |
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! style="text-align:left;" |<big>[[Lyle|Private Lyle]]</big> |
! style="text-align:left;" |<big>[[Lyle|Private Lyle]]</big> |
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| − | ! style="text-align:center;" | K.I.A. |
+ | ! style="text-align:center;" | K.I.A. - Wounded by 20mm flak gun and later executed attempting to crawl away |
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! style="text-align:left;" |<big>[[Weller|Private Weller]]</big> |
! style="text-align:left;" |<big>[[Weller|Private Weller]]</big> |
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| − | ! style="text-align:center;" | K.I.A. |
+ | ! style="text-align:center;" | K.I.A. - Wounded by 20mm flak gun and later executed attempting to crawl away |
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! style="text-align:left;" | <big>[[Fallon|Private Fallon]]</big> |
! style="text-align:left;" | <big>[[Fallon|Private Fallon]]</big> |
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+ | ! style="text-align:center;" | Unknown |
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! style="text-align:left;" | <big>[[Wilson|Private Wilson]]</big> |
! style="text-align:left;" | <big>[[Wilson|Private Wilson]]</big> |
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| − | ! style="text-align:center;" | K.I.A. |
+ | ! style="text-align:center;" | K.I.A. - Shot in the back by Steamboat Willie, fell and drowned whilst crossing bridge |
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! style="text-align:left;" | <big>[[Rice|Private Rice]]</big> |
! style="text-align:left;" | <big>[[Rice|Private Rice]]</big> |
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+ | ! style="text-align:center;" | Unknown - Last seen returning fire on bridge |
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Revision as of 18:13, 23 June 2020
The Ramelle Defenders were made up of Rangers, a 29th Infantry translator, and 101st Airborne soldiers. They did everything in their power to defend the town of Ramelle, which they eventually succeeded to do at the cost of 16 of their soldiers.
Fate of soldiers at Ramelle:
| Name | Fate | |
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| John H. Miller | K.I.A. - Mortally wounded by Steamboat Willie. Eventually bled to death | |
| Mike Horvath | K.I.A. - Shot in his thigh then shot through his chest. Died shortly after reaching the Alamo | |
| Private Richard Reiben | Survived - Tried to find Miller a medic but failed. Took Carparzo's letter to pass on | |
| Corporal Timothy E. Upham | Survived - Shot Steamboat Willie. Mourned Miller's death with Private Ryan | |
| Private James Ryan | Survived - Mourned Miller's death, survived the battle and lived a long life | |
| Private Daniel Jackson | K.I.A. - Killed by a tank shell while sniping German infantry | |
| Private Stanley Mellish | K.I.A. - Stabbed through the chest by a Waffen SS Soldier | |
| Corporal Henderson | K.I.A. - Shot through the neck, causing him to choke on his own blood | |
| Private Parker | K.I.A. - Killed by a tank shell while gunning down infantry | |
| Private Toynbe | K.I.A. - Shot in the back whilst attempting to retreat to Alamo | |
| Private Trask | K.I.A. - Beaten to death by a Waffen SS Soldier | |
| Private Lyle | K.I.A. - Wounded by 20mm flak gun and later executed attempting to crawl away | |
| Private Weller | K.I.A. - Wounded by 20mm flak gun and later executed attempting to crawl away | |
| Private Fallon | Unknown | |
| Private Garrity | K.I.A. - Mowed down by a 20mm flak gun | |
| Private Wilson | K.I.A. - Shot in the back by Steamboat Willie, fell and drowned whilst crossing bridge | |
| Private Rice | Unknown - Last seen returning fire on bridge | |
| Private Gary | K.I.A. - Mowed down by a 20mm flak gun | |
| Sticky Bomb Runner | K.I.A. - Killed by his own sticky bomb |