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Dietz (James). Easy Company, black and white print, limited edition 95/101, signed in pencil with 14 signatures including Private 1st Class Ed Tipper, Private 1st Class William T. Wingett, Colonel Edward D. Shames, Corporal Herb Suerth, Staff Sergeant William 'Wild Bill' Guarnere, Private Edward 'Babe' Heffron, Private Ed Joint, Private 1st Class Bill Maynard, First Sergeant Frank Soboleski, Sergeant Amos 'Buck' Taylor, 36 x 56cm, mount aperture, framed and glazed, frame size 50.5 x 68.5cm, with certificate of authenticity to verso, together with a WWII US military issue combat helmet, numbered 95/101 and signed by 6 veterans including Lieutenant Lynn Compton, Corporal Forest Guth and Sergeant 1st Class Don Malarkey, Colonel Edward D. Shames and Private 1st Class Ed Tipper presented in a display box The print and helmet were produced in 1992 by the Military Gallery in a limited edition of 101 and shows the men of Easy Company, 101st Airborn, preparing to leave Upottery Airfield onboard C-47's which were scheduled to carry them into France on the night of 5 June 1944 ahead of the D-Day landings. They crossed the French coast in complete darkness, under heavy anti-aircraft fire, and parachuted into Normandy landing near the village of St.Mère Eglise. Their historic drop launched the first action of D-Day and spearheaded the mass landing of Allied forces. This particular edition of the print and helmet has been additionally signed and it seems likely the previous owner took them to America and military conventions.