Barry Albright was a young Lieutenant in WW-II and served with the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division. He jumped into Normandy on D-Day and was soon embroiled in now famous battle in an area known as "Hill 30".
A number of paratroopers from various units had been dropped in a scattered pattern and Lt. Albright was one of the officers there under the command of Major Thomas Shanley who wrote:
"On the afternoon of D+3 [June 9th] the Germans were attacking our position very hard. I had just been informed over the SCR300 radio that our 75mm Pack Artillery battalion was now in position on the other side of the causeway and ready to provide support. The attacking Germans were just one hedgerow away and seemed about ready to assault our position. We could hear them shouting to each other. I did not have an artillery forward observer to adjust fire, but I had given the officers in the battalion some training in how to do it. Lt. Barry Albright, a very bright young officer in my battalion, took the SCR300 and crawled up to a fairly exposed vantage point where he could get a good view of the area. He knew how to adjust fire in a situation like this, which is pretty tricky, and he did a great job of it. The artillery gave the Germans everything they had for about 5 minutes. Some of the short rounds landed all around us, but we were all dug in so it didn't bother us. After the artillery barrage was over, we could hear them screaming and hollering for several minutes before the survivors pulled out. The next day, after the beach landing troops had passed through our position we were able to see what was left of that German unit. It was a gruesome sight. Barry Albright was killed in Korea."
An official report, once classified as "SECRET", entitled "RECORD OF PARTICIPATION OF 508TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY IN NORMANDY OPERATIONS From 6 June to 15 July, 1944" states that on D+2, "Lt. Albright wiped out a battery of infantry howitzers which were bunched up on a road preparing to occupy firing
positions."
Col {ret.) Shanley's remarks regarding Albright's demise are correct. Barry, by that time having advanced to the rank of Major, was killed in action on November 4, 1950 in South Korea.
Albright's decorations include a Bronze Star Medal awarded in WW-II, probably for one of the actions described above, along with two oak leaf clusters denoting a second and third award. He also received the Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster.
A number of paratroopers from various units had been dropped in a scattered pattern and Lt. Albright was one of the officers there under the command of Major Thomas Shanley who wrote:
"On the afternoon of D+3 [June 9th] the Germans were attacking our position very hard. I had just been informed over the SCR300 radio that our 75mm Pack Artillery battalion was now in position on the other side of the causeway and ready to provide support. The attacking Germans were just one hedgerow away and seemed about ready to assault our position. We could hear them shouting to each other. I did not have an artillery forward observer to adjust fire, but I had given the officers in the battalion some training in how to do it. Lt. Barry Albright, a very bright young officer in my battalion, took the SCR300 and crawled up to a fairly exposed vantage point where he could get a good view of the area. He knew how to adjust fire in a situation like this, which is pretty tricky, and he did a great job of it. The artillery gave the Germans everything they had for about 5 minutes. Some of the short rounds landed all around us, but we were all dug in so it didn't bother us. After the artillery barrage was over, we could hear them screaming and hollering for several minutes before the survivors pulled out. The next day, after the beach landing troops had passed through our position we were able to see what was left of that German unit. It was a gruesome sight. Barry Albright was killed in Korea."
An official report, once classified as "SECRET", entitled "RECORD OF PARTICIPATION OF 508TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY IN NORMANDY OPERATIONS From 6 June to 15 July, 1944" states that on D+2, "Lt. Albright wiped out a battery of infantry howitzers which were bunched up on a road preparing to occupy firing
positions."
Col {ret.) Shanley's remarks regarding Albright's demise are correct. Barry, by that time having advanced to the rank of Major, was killed in action on November 4, 1950 in South Korea.
Albright's decorations include a Bronze Star Medal awarded in WW-II, probably for one of the actions described above, along with two oak leaf clusters denoting a second and third award. He also received the Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster.
Barry Albright was a young Lieutenant in WW-II and served with the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division. He jumped into Normandy on D-Day and was soon embroiled in now famous battle in an area known as "Hill 30".
A number of paratroopers from various units had been dropped in a scattered pattern and Lt. Albright was one of the officers there under the command of Major Thomas Shanley who wrote:
"On the afternoon of D+3 [June 9th] the Germans were attacking our position very hard. I had just been informed over the SCR300 radio that our 75mm Pack Artillery battalion was now in position on the other side of the causeway and ready to provide support. The attacking Germans were just one hedgerow away and seemed about ready to assault our position. We could hear them shouting to each other. I did not have an artillery forward observer to adjust fire, but I had given the officers in the battalion some training in how to do it. Lt. Barry Albright, a very bright young officer in my battalion, took the SCR300 and crawled up to a fairly exposed vantage point where he could get a good view of the area. He knew how to adjust fire in a situation like this, which is pretty tricky, and he did a great job of it. The artillery gave the Germans everything they had for about 5 minutes. Some of the short rounds landed all around us, but we were all dug in so it didn't bother us. After the artillery barrage was over, we could hear them screaming and hollering for several minutes before the survivors pulled out. The next day, after the beach landing troops had passed through our position we were able to see what was left of that German unit. It was a gruesome sight. Barry Albright was killed in Korea."
An official report, once classified as "SECRET", entitled "RECORD OF PARTICIPATION OF 508TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY IN NORMANDY OPERATIONS From 6 June to 15 July, 1944" states that on D+2, "Lt. Albright wiped out a battery of infantry howitzers which were bunched up on a road preparing to occupy firing
positions."
Col {ret.) Shanley's remarks regarding Albright's demise are correct. Barry, by that time having advanced to the rank of Major, was killed in action on November 4, 1950 in South Korea.
Albright's decorations include a Bronze Star Medal awarded in WW-II, probably for one of the actions described above, along with two oak leaf clusters denoting a second and third award. He also received the Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster.
A number of paratroopers from various units had been dropped in a scattered pattern and Lt. Albright was one of the officers there under the command of Major Thomas Shanley who wrote:
"On the afternoon of D+3 [June 9th] the Germans were attacking our position very hard. I had just been informed over the SCR300 radio that our 75mm Pack Artillery battalion was now in position on the other side of the causeway and ready to provide support. The attacking Germans were just one hedgerow away and seemed about ready to assault our position. We could hear them shouting to each other. I did not have an artillery forward observer to adjust fire, but I had given the officers in the battalion some training in how to do it. Lt. Barry Albright, a very bright young officer in my battalion, took the SCR300 and crawled up to a fairly exposed vantage point where he could get a good view of the area. He knew how to adjust fire in a situation like this, which is pretty tricky, and he did a great job of it. The artillery gave the Germans everything they had for about 5 minutes. Some of the short rounds landed all around us, but we were all dug in so it didn't bother us. After the artillery barrage was over, we could hear them screaming and hollering for several minutes before the survivors pulled out. The next day, after the beach landing troops had passed through our position we were able to see what was left of that German unit. It was a gruesome sight. Barry Albright was killed in Korea."
An official report, once classified as "SECRET", entitled "RECORD OF PARTICIPATION OF 508TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY IN NORMANDY OPERATIONS From 6 June to 15 July, 1944" states that on D+2, "Lt. Albright wiped out a battery of infantry howitzers which were bunched up on a road preparing to occupy firing
positions."
Col {ret.) Shanley's remarks regarding Albright's demise are correct. Barry, by that time having advanced to the rank of Major, was killed in action on November 4, 1950 in South Korea.
Albright's decorations include a Bronze Star Medal awarded in WW-II, probably for one of the actions described above, along with two oak leaf clusters denoting a second and third award. He also received the Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster.
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