Plage débarquement Normandie - musée Benouville : Pegasusbridge

  George and Thérèse Gondrée meet major 
  Howord and his pilot again, Jim Wallwork

  In the cemetery of Ranville, the hardly 
  finished war, the tomb stones were not all posed yet. The marechal Montgomery 
  liked to meet his companions of combat in greatest simplicity.

  The general Gale surrounded by Thérèse 
  and George Gondrée.

  1974, Inauguration of the museum by the 
  general Richard Gale and the general Omar Bradley. Bill Millin gives his 
  bagpipe.

And 
  Francoise gives an album memory to him.

  The DUC DE KENT, grandson of the king 
  George V, visits the cemeteries of the Commonwealth. He is accomodated by Miss 
  Gondrée, founder of the museum and the A.S.P.E.G. Miss Gondrée gave in English 
  with her Royal Highness the history of the Museum built on her initiative. The 
  duke of Kent gives a signed photograph to her.

  Prince Charles and Thérèse Gondrée were 
  very dependent.

La messe a été célébrée par le Révérend MC Murray Taylor qui avait le grade de capitaine et qui appartenait au 1st R.U.R en Juin 1944.Avant d'attrerrir à Ranville,son planeur Horsa a été touché en arrivant près de la côte.Il n'a jamais été blessé. Après la guerre, il devint archevêque .Il était particulièrement respecté par l'Eglise , par tous les vétérans dont Thérèse et Georges Gondrée qu'il a connu sous la mitraille.

Next is under construction 

  Francoise Gondrée with ASPEG: Founded 
  this first museum inaugurated in June 1974as well as the new one inaugurated 
  in June 2000 and the  Merville Battery .

New museum.

Battery of Merville

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