Us Troops Parade In Paris (1944)

Way to go Bloody Bucket, PA National Guard.

Awesome!

Paul Winner was a young Infantry Major with the 28th Division. At the time he was a Regimental S-4 and was largely responsible for organizing the elements of the 28th for their march through Paris. Whenever anyone would call the event a "parade" Paul was quick to correct them and say: "Gentlemen, that was no damn parade! We had to move men and equipment from one side of Paris to the other side and this was the most efficient way to do it." He was very proud of the part his unit played on that day. He would also tell us that they sure looked good stepping off and down the Champs Elysees but by the time they did reach the other side of Paris it was pretty much a drunken rabble.
Paul could recall the smallest of details of his time in Europe from the early training to and through the Battle of the Bulge. Paul stayed in the 28th Division as it went back to status as the Pennsylvania National Guard Division and rose to the rank of Colonel. He passed away in 1995 at the age of 95. I was honored to call him a friend and mentor.