Henry Langrehr

As the Allied Invasion of Normandy launched in the predawn hours of June 6, 1944, Henry Langrehr was among the thousands of Allies who parachuted into occupied France. Surviving heavy anti-aircraft fire, he crashed through the glass roof of a greenhouse in Sainte-Mère-Église. While many of the soldiers in his unit died, Henry and other surviving troops valiantly battled enemy tanks to a standstill. Then, on June 29, Henry was captured by the Nazis—beginning the next phase of his incredible journey.