What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: The Crown - Aldbourne Headquarters & Communication centre Easy Company, 101 Airborne, 506 Infantry div USA known as "The Band of Brothers" Billeted in Aldbourne prior to D-day Landing 1944
The Band of Brothers refers to Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division of the U.S. Army, historically significant for their roles in major operations during World War II, including the D-Day invasion and the Battle of the Bulge.
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