World War II Honoree

Eugene M. Noble

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Wichita, Kansas

Honored By

Marjorie

Relationship

Wife

ASSIGNED DUTY AS A PILOT OF A C-47, AN AIRCRAFT OF THE 95TH SQUADRON, 440TH TROOP CARRIER GROUP. DROPPED PARATROOPS OF THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION IN NORMANDY, FRANCE ON D-DAY. TRANSPORTED GASOLINE, FOOD, AMMUNITION AND OTHER SUPPLIES ON D-DAY+1 AND LATER. IN JULY 1944, UNIT WAS SENT TO ITALY WHERE IT PARTICIPATED IN INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE, DROPPING PARATROOPS OF THE 517TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT NEAR LE MUY. TOWED GLIDERS WITH REINFORCEMENTS TO SUPPORT TROOPS AFTER THE INVASION. UNIT RETURNED TO ENGLAND AND PARTICIPATED IN AIRBORNE INVASION OF HOLLAND. DROPPED PARATROOPS OF 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION AND RELEASED GLIDERS WITH REINFORCEMENTS LATER ON. AIRCRAFT WAS NICKNAMED 'DAISY MAE'.