Research Yields Wall Name Additions in Bedford, Grave Marker Change in Normandy

06 Jun Research Yields Wall Name Additions in Bedford, Grave Marker Change in Normandy

Eight decades after they gave their lives in the cause of freedom, the National D-Day Memorial recognizes the sacrifice of fifteen men who fell on D-Day with the addition of their names to the Memorial Wall.

Private Stanley B. Brumback, Kentucky, US Army, 23^rd Infantry Regiment, 2^nd Infantry Division, Plaque W-26

Private Lloyd J. Burchfield, Arkansas, US Army, 456^th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion, 82^nd Airborne Division, Plaque W-27

Flying Officer James Harrison Clark, Royal Canadian Air Force, 299 Squadron, Plaque E-44

Corporal James A. Finn, Arkansas, US Army, 357^th Infantry Regiment, 90^th Infantry Division, Plaque W-106

Private James R. Hattrick, North Carolina, 508^th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82^nd Airborne Division, Plaque W-66

Sergeant James V. Hegwood, Missouri, US Army, 103^rd Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, Plaque W-26

2^nd Lieutenant Richard N. Hoag, Iowa, US Army Air Forces, 79^th Troop Carrier Squadron, 436^th Troop Carrier Group, Plaque W-27

Flying Officer Harvey E. Jones, Royal Canadian Air Force, 233 Squadron, Plaque E-44

1^st Lieutenant John M. McCutchen, Tennessee, US Army, 23^rd Infantry Regiment, 2^nd Infantry Division, Plaque W-66

Radioman 2^nd Class John Norbert Murphy, Kansas, US Navy, 6^th Naval Beach Battalion, Plaque W-26

Private First Class David C. Peterson, Pennsylvania, US Army, 38^th Infantry Regiment, 2^nd Infantry Division, Plaque W-27

Private First Class Foster P. Reeder, Pennsylvania, US Army, 506^th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101^st Airborne Division, Plaque W-66

Technician 5^th Class Edward L. Retz, New York, US Army, 397^th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, Plaque W-106

Flight Officer Frank George Rudduck, United Kingdom, 140 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Plaque E-44

Private First Class Werner C. Tiarks, Wisconsin, US Army, 508^th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82^nd Airborne Division, Plaque W-26

With these additions and other updates, there are now 4,426 names on the Memorial Wall; 2,509 Americans and 1,917 from Allied nations.

Additionally, a historian with the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) recently confirmed, after consulting the Memorial’s necrology research team, the death of Capt. Edward A. Peters on D-Day. Peters-who served in the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division-has long been honored on plaque W-21 of the Memorial Wall. The ABMC authorized changing Peters’ grave marker at Normandy American Cemetery to reflect the date June 6, 1944.

Regarded as the most complete account of D-Day fallen anywhere in the world, the National D-Day Memorial’s necrology database is a resource for researchers and journalists around the globe. Visit the Necrology Project page to learn more and view the searchable database.