![]() ![]() Col Clarence Hester that he could not swim, but Hester did not believe him, stating that "no boy from Mississippi couldn't swim." Freeman attempted to get out of this operation by informing Lt. ![]() In Holland, Freeman and 17 other paratroopers were part of the October 22nd rescue of 125 British paratroopers. Having safely landed, Freeman spent the remainder of D-Day protecting the intersection at Brecourt Manor.Īlong with Malarkey, Freeman assisted Alton More in More's infamous theft of a motorcycle from Utah Beach. In addition to his other equipment, Freeman was weighed down by the eighteen pound mortar baseplate that was strapped to his chest. As a trooper with some college education, Winters offered to send Freeman to Officers Candidate School, but Freeman declined.įor the drop into Normandy, Freeman was assigned to Lt. While in England, Freeman became especially close to Dick Winters, despite their rank differential. Donald Malarkey's 4th squad in Dick Winters' 1st platoon. Before the war, he attended Mississippi State University but dropped out so he could enlist in the Army in December 1942.įreeman volunteered for the paratroopers and following jump school was assigned to Easy Company, whom he joined in England in February 1944. Bradford Freeman was born on September 4th, 1924 in Mississippi.
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