The 38th Combat Team moved across the river the next morning after construction of the bridge to take control of Trevières. “It has been documented in so many sources.” “It was a pivotal moment in the campaign,” he said. Jim Farrar was reading a book about the landing on D-Day and the battle campaign in Normandy when he came across a chapter titled “June 9” that recounted the building of the bridge. 'It was one of the worst battles for the Army' infantry units advanced with the goal of first liberating France from German occupation, then continuing into Germany to end Adolf Hitler’s regime. In histories of World War II, the crossing of the Aure River is noted as an initial milestone as U.S. More: Military veterans were told to move out of Aquidneck Island housing. Jim Farrar said his father also received the Croix de Guerre from the French government. The three men who volunteered to undertake the dangerous mission each received the Silver Star, which is awarded for singular acts of valor or heroism. "I can’t imagine hearing: 'I need volunteers to ride on the back of this tank with TNT, drive head on into the enemy position, and jump off and blow up the obstacle!' It’s amazing the courage that your father had!” “I love how they write about it like it’s just another day at work, no big deal," Vance wrote.
“This marked the building of the first bridge” of the Allied campaign to invade Germany from the Normandy beaches of France, according to the unit’s history. The bridges were strong enough to carry tanks. This type of portable, pre-fabricated, truss bridge was developed in 1940-1941 by the British and saw extensive use by U.S. The night of June 9, right after soldiers Farrar, Leo Bradford and Michael Szelwach blew up the road obstacle, they and other combat engineers moved to the river and, under fire, constructed a 50-foot-long Bailey Bridge. More: Newport Naval Station welcomed the first Navy ship in two years - the USS Daniel Inouye Your father is definitely one of the Engineer corps heroes.” “I plan to use it during classes with new engineer soldiers to reinforce Army values. “I am writing a vignette about the mission that your father went on,” Vance wrote in an email. His son, James Farrar, principal of Farrar & Associates and a major contractor in Newport, was contacted earlier this year by John Vance, an education and exhibit specialist for the United States Army Engineer Museum in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. How the story of William Farrar will live on One of those volunteers who rode to the obstacle on the back of the tank was Farrar. A photo of William Farrar receiving the Silver Star during World War II.
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