Corporal Butz' Final Photograph

Uncovering a Soldier's Last Battle in Carentan - Part I

Corporal Earl H. Butz is in the background, second from the right. Photo is taken at the Marmion Farm.

Take a look at this photograph and observe the faces. It depicts a group of American paratroopers in Normandy, France, in June 1944. To be more precise, the photograph was captured on June 7th, the day after D-Day, at Marmion Farm near the crossroads ea…