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Tunisian Tales: The 1st Parachute Brigade in North Africa 1942-43
By Niall Cherry
3 Commando Brigade
By Ewen Southby-Tailyour
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 35508" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Vandervoort </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Benjamin Hayes (Ben) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>505 Parachute Infantry Regiment (C.O. 2 Bn) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lieutenant Colonel </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Distinguished Service Cross </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Europe 1944-45 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 3.3.1917 Gasport,New York</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>entered service 1940</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lieutenant,Infantry</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Paratrooper 1940</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>505 PIR (S-3) 1943</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lieutenant Colonel 2.6.1944</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>505 PIR (C.O. 2 Bn) June 1944-1945</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>WIA 1944 Goronne,France</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>served with CIA postwar</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Nedra (2 children)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 22.11.1990 Hilton Head Island,South Carolina </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/b-vandervoort.8485/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/8/8485-1c9e7f5c81f18602c95bb510638818bc.jpg?1591389294" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 35508, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Vandervoort [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Benjamin Hayes (Ben) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]505 Parachute Infantry Regiment (C.O. 2 Bn) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Lieutenant Colonel [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Distinguished Service Cross [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Europe 1944-45 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]born 3.3.1917 Gasport,New York[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]entered service 1940[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Lieutenant,Infantry[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Paratrooper 1940[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]505 PIR (S-3) 1943[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Lieutenant Colonel 2.6.1944[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]505 PIR (C.O. 2 Bn) June 1944-1945[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]WIA 1944 Goronne,France[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]served with CIA postwar[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Nedra (2 children)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 22.11.1990 Hilton Head Island,South Carolina [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][URL="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/b-vandervoort.8485/"][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/8/8485-1c9e7f5c81f18602c95bb510638818bc.jpg?1591389294[/IMG][/URL][/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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