Lt. Col. Benjamim Vandervoort

Benjamin Hayes "Vandy" Vandervoort (*3rd March 1917 in Gasport, New York; † 22nd November 1990) was an American soldier with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, who fought in World War II. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Gasport is a hamlet (and Census-designated place) located in the Town of Royalton in Niagara County, New York, United States New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A soldier is a general English term that refers to a member of a land component of National Armed forces. Lieutenant Colonel ( Lieutenant-Colonel in English from the French grade 's spelling is a rank of Commissioned officer in the armies World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including He was twice awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. The Distinguished Service Cross (DSC is the second highest military decoration that can be awarded to a member of the United States Army, awarded for extreme

After his service as a lieutenant in the infantry, he joined the newly established paratroopers in the summer of 1940. Paratroopers are Soldiers trained in Parachuting and generally operate as part of an airborne force. He became a member of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division, when it was created. The 505th Infantry Regiment, formerly the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment (505th PIR is one of four Infantry Regiments of the 82nd Airborne Division

Capt. Vandervoort was the S-3 of 505th commander Col. A military staff is a group of officers and enlisted personnel that provides a bi-directional flow of information between a commander and subordinate units James M. Gavin when the regiment was dropped over Sicily during the Operation Husky. James Maurice "Jumpin' Jim" Gavin (born as James Nally Ryan; March 22, 1907 - February 23, 1990) rose to the rank of The Allied invasion of Sicily, codenamed Operation Husky, was a major World War II campaign in which the Allies took Sicily from the Axis Later he was made a company commander in the same regiment. After being promoted on 2nd June 1944 to Lieutenant Colonel, he commanded the 2nd Battalion, 505th PIR and led it in the American airborne landings in Normandy and in Operation Market Garden. This article summarizes airborne operations by the United States during the Normandy Landings. Operation Market Garden ( September 17, 1944 – September 25, 1944) was an Allied military operation fought in the Netherlands General Matthew B. Ridgway described Vandervoort one time as ”[. Matthew Bunker Ridgway ( March 3, 1895 &ndash July 26, 1993) was a United States Army General. . . ] one of the bravest and toughest battle commanders I ever knew”. ^[1] In Goronne he was wounded by mortar fire, so that he was unable to take part in the divisions' pursuit to Germany. In 1946 Vandervoort retired from the U. S. Army.

After he left the army Vandervoort worked for the CIA. near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all ^[2] He also established a family of his own. With his wife Nedra he had two children; a son and a daughter. Vandervoort was portrayed by actor John Wayne in the movie version of Cornelius Ryan's history of D-Day, The Longest Day. John Wayne ( May 26, 1907 &ndash June 11, 1979) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning American Cornelius Ryan, ( 5 June 1920 &ndash 23 November 1974) was an Irish-American Journalist and Author mainly known The Longest Day is a 3-hour-long War film with a very large cast based on the 1959 history The Longest Day by Cornelius Ryan The role was actively sought by Charlton Heston but the last-minute decision of John Wayne to take a role in the film prevented Heston from participating. Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4 1923 &ndash April 5 2008) was an American Actor of

Benjamin Vandervoort died on the 22nd November 1990 at the age of 73 years at a nursing home from the effects of a fall. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) SNF redirects here For the sports show see NBC Sunday Night Football.

Literature

• Michel de Trez: Col. Ben Vandervoort "Vandy" 0-22715 (Way We Were), D-Day Publishing, 2004, ISBN 2-9600176-7-6

External links

• Informations
• Article in the New York Times
• [PDF] Briefing Conference - Operation Neptune
• Informations on "Vandy" (French)

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