Description

Paratroopers of the 101st Airborn Division, the ‘Screaming Eagles’, exit their C-47 Dakotas over Holland on Sunday 17 September 1944, the start of Operation Market Garden

On Sunday 17 September 1944, the first day of Operation Market Garden, C-47 Dakotas of the 439th Troop Carrier Group dropped thousands of paratroopers from the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions into Holland, a hundred and fifty miles behind enemy lines. This daring operation, the largest airborne assault of World War II, aimed to capture and secure vital bridges in the Allies’ push towards the Rhine.

This ORIGINAL PENCIL DRAWING is as great example of original pencil work by the world’s foremost aviation artist, Robert Taylor. His detail and artistry evoke such atmosphere that the overall effect is simply breathtaking.

Signatures

This outstanding drawing has been matted to conservation standards to include reproduction Screaming Eagle and Paratrooper Jump Wings, and the original pencil signatures of the following veterans that served with Easy Company, 101st Airborne Division, during WWII:

Colonel ED SHAMES
Corporal FORREST GUTH
Staff Sergeant WILLIAM “WILD BILL” GUARNERE
Sergeant DONALD MALARKEY
Lieutenant BUCK COMPTON