Sometimes when I look at the photos of the war I wonder if the guy got through it. At least the folks here at FR are going to know that the guy wearing number 23 in that famous photo made it through the war, and lived a long life.
IIRC,
Eisenhower’s driver said Ike just...almost...started to weep on
the drive after that photo.
And I think I recall that some researcher managed to track down many
of the troopers in that photo and that most all of them survived
The Longest Day.
(unlike other groups)