One of the men who parachuted from the sky oyer Normandy on D-day was a 29-year-old Anglican chaplain, George Edward Maule Parry. He was with the British 6th Airborne Division. Last week War Correspondent Leonard Mosley, who was with the same division, told what happened after that.
The paratroopers' task was to capture intact the vital bridges spanning the River Orne near Caen. Things went pretty well until one company was cut off by the Nazis. Most of the men were badly wounded and there was no one to care for them. Chaplain Parry volunteered to go and help. Under cover of...
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