General Richard Gale Ranville Memorial

Memorial in honor of General Richard Gale born July 25, 1896 in Wandsworth, England.

In May 1943, Gale was promoted to the rank of major-general and assumed command of the 6th Airborne Division newly created in preparation for D-Day. It was at the head of this unit that he was airborne to Normandy to protect the eastern front from the landing beaches.

Memorial in honor of General Richard Gale born July 25, 1896 in Wandsworth, England. In May 1943, Gale was promoted to the rank of major-general and assumed command of the 6th Airborne Division newly created in preparation for D-Day. It was at the head of this unit that he was airborne to Normandy to protect the eastern front from the landing beaches.