New footage material
New footage releasedNew footage releasedNorman G. Igo, shot this wind-up 8mm camera footage of Normandy during Operation Overlord. Also in this video is VE day in Paris, Ally air drops, Ally Bombing, Captured artillery, German POWs, and pontoon bridge crossing/building.
Norman passed away FEB 6, 2007 in Plano, TX. He graduated from Texas Tech with a B.S. in Civil Engineering in 1943 and he received a B.S. in Architectural Engineering in 1948 from the University of Texas at Austin.
He served in the 35th Combat Engineer Battalion in Europe during the Battle of the Bulge. He reached the rank of Captain. As a professional engineer, he supervised the construction of many major projects at the campus at Texas Tech University, including The Medical School, the Library, the Museum, the Architecture Building, the Law School, and he also worked on updating the football stadium. Be sure to check this out in the newsreels section of this website.
14.09.2008. 11:47
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