Eagles of Mercy: The Compelling Story of Two Airborne Medics & Their Heroic Acts During D-Day
Two American 101st Airborne (Screaming Eagles) medics were caught in a church in Normandy, France, during the opening hours of D-Day. Outside, a savage battle raged all around them. The church changed hands several times with American and German forces over-running the village of Angoville-au-Plain. The American medics, Robert Wright and Kenneth Moore of the 2nd battalion, 501st PIR, treated all who were brought into the 12th century Norman churc...