Travel to Visit a WW2 Hero's Normandy Grave & Memorial Event

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My Uncle, Everett McBee, known to his family and friends as "Buddy", made the ultimate sacrifice in September 1944 while fighting for the liberation of Europe in WWII. He was laid to rest at the American Cemetery in Normandy.

While we are proud to have his casket flag, purple heart and last letters home and hold all the family memories of Buddy dear, our family has never been able to travel to visit Buddy at his final resting place in France. We are hoping, on this 80th anniversary, to visit Buddy's gravesite and also honor him and his comrades at a commemoration service being held at the memorial site in Noyon where they died.

Buddy hailed from Kentucky, born and raised in Harrison County. He was inducted into the army on 17FEB42 at Fort Thomas, KY and operated the 75mm gun on his Sherman Tank in the 81st Tank Battallion, Company A, 5th Armored "Victory" Division.

His unit landed on Utah Beach in July of 1944 and he fought with his comrades liberating towns and cities throughout Normandy, down through LeMans and Paris and on to the Oise region. Upon entering the city of Noyon his tank was hit in the rear by a Panzerfaust round. While Buddy and his crew were evacuating their tank they were gunned down by German infantry soldiers. The bodies of Buddy and his comrades were found lying beside the shell of their tank the following morning. Two of his crew members were gravely wounded, were taken prioner by the German army and ultimately survived.

We have been working to save for this trip but as costs have kept rising we are afraid we will not reach our funding goal without some assistance. And so we humbly reach out to all of you to help us make this dream a reality.

Thank you for your consideration in supporting our family quest to visit Buddy's final resting place and to pay tribute to him and his comrades Sgt. Alan

Reid, T/4 Bernard Adams, Pvt. Kearney Dunn and Pvt. Melvin Cross at the ceremony held by the Ville de Noyon where they fell. We will proudly carry the gratitude of each of you for their sacrifice to Buddy and his comrades on our journey.

"Time shall not dim the glory of their deeds."

-General Pershing