Who are the Sullivan brothers the army colonel at the War Department referred to?
He said something about after what happened to the Sullivan brothers, the army split the Ryan brothers up. A: The Sullivan brothers were five brothers from Waterloo, Iowa who served aboard the light cruiser U.S.S. Juneau. All five brothers were killed in action in the naval battles of Guadacanal. After that incident the military took action to prevent brothers from serving in the same unit to prevent similar tragedies. Q: What were the Rangers and paratroopers calling out in the village of Neuville? It sounded like “Dunder.” Is this some sort of password or a French word? A: The word was “Thunder,” and it was a challenge word. It was something the GIs would call out to persons unknown. The correct response was “Flash.” Challenge and reply passwords were particularly valuable in poor visibility situations. Thunder and Flash were the words actually used during the Normandy invasion. Q: What were those tanks the Germans had at Ramelle? Were they realistic? A: Two Tiger tanks and two Marde
