U.S. Army medics Robert Wright and Kenneth Moore

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U.S. Army medics Robert Wright and Kenneth Moore were American paratrooper medics in World War II renowned for turning a village church in Normandy into a makeshift aid station where they treated both Allied and German wounded during the D-Day invasion.

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instanceOf human ⓘ
commemoratedFor courage and humanitarian medical service on D-Day ⓘ
courage and humanitarian medical service on D-Day ⓘ
conflictSide Allies ⓘ
Allies ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
dateOfMajorEvent 6 June 1944 ⓘ
6 June 1944 ⓘ
ethicalStance treated wounded regardless of nationality ⓘ
treated wounded regardless of nationality ⓘ
honoredAt Angoville-au-Plain church memorial ⓘ
Angoville-au-Plain church memorial ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Army ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
militaryRank paratrooper medic ⓘ
paratrooper medic ⓘ
notableFor establishing a makeshift aid station in a Normandy village church on D-Day ⓘ
establishing a makeshift aid station in a Normandy village church on D-Day ⓘ
treating both Allied and German wounded during the D-Day invasion ⓘ
treating both Allied and German wounded during the D-Day invasion ⓘ
occupation combat medic ⓘ
combat medic ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Normandy ⓘ
Battle of Normandy ⓘ
Normandy landings ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Normandy

Normandy landings ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Normandy

World War II ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
placeOfActivity Angoville-au-Plain, Normandy, France ⓘ
Angoville-au-Plain, Normandy, France ⓘ
role frontline medical care provider ⓘ
frontline medical care provider ⓘ
serviceNumberOfConflicts 1 ⓘ
1 ⓘ
theaterOfWar European Theater of Operations ⓘ
European Theater of Operations ⓘ
unit 101st Airborne Division ⓘ
101st Airborne Division ⓘ
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment ⓘ
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment ⓘ
usedAs Angoville-au-Plain village church as an aid station ⓘ
Angoville-au-Plain village church as an aid station ⓘ

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Angoville-au-Plain → associatedWith → U.S. Army medics Robert Wright and Kenneth Moore ⓘ
church of Angoville-au-Plain → associatedWith → US Army medics Robert Wright ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Army medics Robert Wright and Kenneth Moore
church of Angoville-au-Plain → associatedWith → US Army medics Kenneth Moore ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Army medics Robert Wright and Kenneth Moore