US. 30.06 Relic of 101st Airborne Paratrooper,D-DAY, EASY CO. relic from ANGOVILLE-AU-PLAIN,Normandy-found inside the wall)-101st Airborne found with metal detector —DROP ZONE “D"On June 6, 1944, the American paratroopers quickly seized the village because of its proximity to the jump zone: about thirty German soldiers surrendered. The parasites leave some elements in Angoville-au-Plain and then head towards their respective objectives. Two American medics belonging to the 2nd Battalion of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, Kenneth J. Moore and Robert E. Wright, settled in the small village church two hours after touching the ground of France. They put in place an advanced medical antenna and hang a white flag with a red cross at the door. In the emergency and with the medical equipment that they manage to recover on the zone of release, they treat the wounded, both American and German. The weapons of the soldiers must remain outside the church, this is the rule imposed by the two medics.
On D-Day, while Lieutenant-Colonel Ballard (commander of the 2nd battalion of the 501st PIR) delivers furious fighting 500 meters west of Angoville-au-Plain at Les Droueries, the Germans managed to resume this village once, isolating the medical antenna. But noting that the two nurses treat Americans and Germans indifferently, they do not take them prisoners and let them work. The few paratroopers and airborne soldiers of the 101st Airborne who ensured Angoville-au-Plain belong to the different regiments of the division, and in particular to the 326th Airborne Engineers. They are attacked in the middle of morning by small groups adverse who manage to take a second time to take control of the municipality.