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Today, Joey van Meesen from SNAFU DOCS and myself, @Florent Plana, took the opportunity to pay tribute to the men of the 41st Armored Infantry Battalion who fought in the little hamlet of Le Pont Brocard, in Normandy, France. In the late part of July 1944, photographs of men from the Anti-Tank Company and B Company were taken after they had beaten back a German counter attack earlier that day. A handful number of pictures have been taken at this location and over the next few weeks Joey Van Meesen will be editing a Then & Now video of those photographs.

One photograph in particular meant a lot to us as the battle worn individual’s identity of the soldier in the photo was already revealed on the internet. His name is Joseph G. de Freitas.

To take this photograph to another level we contacted some of his family who provided us with plenty of information, photographs and documents. Joseph G. De Freitas was born in Madeira, Portugal in 1915 and emigrated to the United States in 1934. He ended up serving in the Anti-Tank Company of the 41st Armored Infantry Battalion of the 2nd Armored Division. In the photograph he is eating his dinner after a heavy battle earlier that day.

More information about Joseph and the other photographs will be explained in the upcoming video. Stay tuned and never forget. 🇺🇸🇵🇹🇫🇷

🎥 The video will be released on the following channel:

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[Stanley]

Thanks for sharing this mate, interesting stuff! I like the then and now type videos/pictures as it really helps to bring it home to you, especially when you visit the actual places involved.

[Powerbits]

Yeah I agree.
I remember my parents telling stories when they were little in WW2

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