Mr. Henry Langrehr, WWII veteran and D-Day paratrooper on June 6, 1944, gets honorably recognized at First Army’s Change Of Command Ceremony, July 8, 2021, at Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, Ill. Mr. Henry Langrehr’s story was featured in the 1962 film, “The Longest Day,” which featured his parachute drop into a glass roof of a greenhouse near Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France. Mr. Langrehr greeted First Army leaders including outgoing First Army Commanding General, Lt. Gen. Thomas S. James Jr., First Army Command Sergeant Major, Command Sgt. Maj. John P. McDwyer, and incoming First Army Commanding General, Lt. Gen. Antonio A. Aguto Jr., as well as FORSCOM Commanding General, Gen. Michael X. Garrett.
Date Taken: | 07.08.2021 |
Date Posted: | 07.27.2021 09:44 |
Photo ID: | 6733872 |
VIRIN: | 210708-A-ZS868-903 |
Resolution: | 5472x3648 |
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Location: | ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, ILLINOIS, US |
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