Exhibition

in 2022 the daughter of General James M. Gavin visited us.

The start of the collection

One of the original founders and initiators of Grateful Generation Tours is Teun van Doorn. Since Teun was 8 years old, he collected items from the Second World War. He now has an unique collection with, among others, a number of identified items. During the Tours of Grateful Generation Tours, information about Operation Market Garden gets told as wel as stories of veterans who participated in this operation. The items are on display in the permanent exhibition of the ‘In memory of Market Garden’ foundation. For more information about the foundation, please take a look at the page ‘Foundation‘.  At the end of the tour there is a visit to the exhibition.

The exhibition can also be visited by appointment. Please contact us by mailing to teun@gratefulgenerationtours.nl, or filling in the contact form.

Exhibition

Exhibition 'In Memory of Market Garden'

Of many veterans, stories get told during the tours of Grateful Generation Tours. In the exhibition ‘In memory of Market Garden‘, are their original items, uniforms and memorabilia on display. During the visit of the exhibition, again the stories of the real heroes are told and they get extra attention, by giving additional information. In the exhibition, their stories get told in the best way we possibly can. For every identified item there is in the exhibition, the most respect and attention in telling their stories is paid. These stories are gathered by among others reports, interviews with veterans, shared stories by relatives and friends of the veterans, books, and a lot of extra research. The purpose of the In memory of Market Garden foundation is keeping the memory alive of Operation Market Garden, with special attention to the veterans. Because of the items in the exhibition, our visitors can experience the history even more in a special way. After a tour with Grateful Generation Tours there is a posibility to visit the exhibition. Although the foundation and Grateful Generation Tours work closely together, they are 2 seperate organizations.

Below, you can see several veterans who’s items are displayed in the exhibition. Everything possible is done, to give everything the place and display it deserves. From all the veterans, there is a lot of detailed information wich gets told in the exhibition itself. If you have any questions about anything or any of the veterans, please feel free to mail us at teun@gratefulgenerationtours.nl or t.v.doorn@hotmail.com (chairman of the In memory of Market Garden foundation).

 

In the exhibition, perfect circumstances to preserve the items as best as possible are arranged. This is done by making sure the temperature and humidity are both set on perfect depot level, for the best preservation. Next to that, everything is highly secured.

From the following veteran’s there are items in the exhibition, in ascending order of surname:

Roy T. Bireley – 82nd Airborne Division, 504th PIR, G. Co

Ruben C. Black – 9th Troop Carrier Command, 434th TCG, 71st TCS

Vernon L. Blank – 82nd Airborne Division, 319th GFAB, HQ Btry.

James A. Bolton – 82nd Airborne Division, 325th GIR, B. Co. 

John W. Cadenhead, Jr. – 9th Troop Carrier Command, 441st TCG, 100th TCS

Benjamin F. Chilic – 82nd Airborne Division, 505th PIR, G. Co.

Arnold I. Cook – 9th Troop Carrier Command, 316th TCG, 44th TCS

Salvatore J. Covais – 82nd Airborne Division, 319th GFAB, A. Btry.

Fred H. Crum  – 101st Airborne Division, 502nd PIR, G. Co.

Douglas T. Davidson – 101st Airborne Division, 502nd PIR, HQ

Archibald S. Davis – 9th Troop Carrier Command, 435th TCG, 76th TCS

John M. Donalson – 9th Troop Carrier Command, 438th TCG, Group Commander

Ralph D. Eames – 9th Troop Carrier Command, 434th TCG, 71st TCS

George D. Fairman  – 82nd Airborne Division, 508th PIR, 2nd Bn. Headquarters

Thomas J. Flanigan  – 9th Troop Carrier Command, 316th TCG, 36th TCS

Paul J. Foynes – 9th Troop Carrier Command, 439th TCG, 94th TCS

Arlo G. Garver – 82nd Airborne Division, 376th PFAB, D. Btry.

Gerald E. Grau – 82nd Airborne Division, 505th PIR, Service Company

Wilbur M. Griffith – 82nd Airborne Division, CO 376th PFAB, / XO Div. Artillery

Anthony J. Guagliardo – 9th Troop Carrier Command, 442nd TCG, 305th TCS

Harry G. Gutherless, Jr. – 9th Troop Carrier Command, 439th TCG, 92nd TCS

Earl L. Hale – 101st Airborne Division, 506th PIR, E. Co.

Clarence J. Hamm – 82nd Airborne Division, 508th PIR, HQ & HQ Co.

Willy E. Hammon   – 9th Troop Carrier Command, 440th TCG, 96th TCS

Harold W. Hannah – 101st Airborne Division, Division Headquarters, G-3

Lynn M. Hazen  – 9th Troop Carrier Command, 50th TCW

Harry F. Holloway – 82nd Airborne Division, 325th GIR, 2nd Bn. Headquarters

Louis C. Hudson – 82nd Airborne Division, 456th PFAB, HQ Btry.

John J. Iwanicki – 82nd Airborne Division, 456th PFAB, C. Btry.

Wilfred Jaubert – 82nd Airborne Division, 504th PIR, D. Co.

Olin H. Jennings – 9th Troop Carrier Command, 442nd TCG, 306th TCS

Edwin J. Kozak – 82nd Airborne Division, 504th PIR, HQ, Catholic Chaplain

Walter C. Luce – 82nd Airborne Division, 80th AAA, F. Btry.

Joseph A. Marcel – 9th Troop Carrier Command, 316th TCG, 44th TCS

Daniel P. McCarthy – 9th Troop Carrier Command, 436th TCG, 79th TCS

Allen F. McClain – 82nd Airborne Division, 504th PIR, 3rd Bn. Headquarters

Donald W. McKeage – 82nd Airborne Division, 505th PIR, F. Co.

Philip Melman – 9th Troop Carrier Command, 316th TCG, 44th TCS

Hugh D. Mumford – 82nd Airborne Division, 307th AEB, C. Co.

Stephen D. Myers – 101st Airborne Division, 81st AAA, HQ

Francis E. Orsini – 82nd Airborne Division, 505th PIR, B. Co.

James G. Peters – 9th Troop Carrier Command, 313th TCG, 48th TCS

Stanley F. Rynicki – 82nd Airborne Division, 320th GFAB, B. Btry.

Paul R. Sands – 82nd Airborne Division, 508th PIR, 2nd Bn. Headquarters

John E. Schillo – 82nd Airborne Division, 376th PFAB, HQ Btry.

Milton E. Schlesener – 82nd Airborne Division, 505th PIR, D. Co.

John A. Schwartz – 101st Airborne Division, 502nd PIR, Service Company

Harvey R. Shanks – 9th Troop Carrier Command, 435th TCG, 78th TCS

George A. Shephard – 101st Airborne Division, 321st GFAB, B. Btry.

Sam A. Southall – 9th Troop Carrier Command, 436th TCG, 80th TCS

Frank J. Spiegel, Jr.  – 101st Airborne Division, 502nd PIR, F. Co.

Anthony M. Stefanich – 82nd Airborne Division, CO 505th PIR, C. Co.

Thomas B. Swirczynski – 101st Airborne Division, 377th PFAB, A. Btry.

Thomas R. Talmadge – 9th Troop Carrier Command, 438th TCG, 88th TCS

Albert G. Vogt – 101st Airborne Division, Artillery Headquarters

Frank J. Volek – 82nd Airborne Division, 325th GIR, G. Co.

Loyd C. Waldorf – 9th Troop Carrier Command, 440th TCG, Group Commander

John M. Whelan – 9th Troop Carrier Command, 439th TCG, Headquarters

Robert H. Wienecke – 82nd Airborne Division, Division Headquarters, Chief of Staff

Gaddis S. Young – 9th Troop Carrier Command, 440th TCG, 97th TCS

Harvey J. Zeigler, Jr. – 82nd Airborne Division, 505th PIR, H. Co.

PIR: Parachute Infantry Regiment

GIR: Glider Infantry Regiment

GFAB: Glider Field Artillery Battalion

PFAB: Parachute Field Artillery Battalion

TCG: Troop Carrier Group

TCS: Troop Carrier Squadron

Co.: Company

Btry.: Battery

Part of the guestbook

If you would like to get in contact with us regarding the exhibition or want to plan a visit, please feel free to fill in this contact form or send an E-mail to teun@gratefulgenerationtours.nl.

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