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Eve of Destiny by Richard Taylor. - Cranston Military Prints

Eve of Destiny by Richard Taylor.


Eve of Destiny by Richard Taylor.

Richard Taylor's stunning painting depicts the men of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division as they take inventory of their equipment during the early evening of 5 June 1944. Adorned with hastily applied invasion stripes, the C-47s of the 438th Troop Carrier Group stand primed, ready to carry the elite unit to Normandy in the early hours of D-Day 1944. To add to the poignancy of this release, the edition is personally signed by veterans that jumped on D-Day with the 101st Airborne.
Item Code : DHM6474RMBEve of Destiny by Richard Taylor. - Editions Available
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Signed limited edition of 150 prints. Image size 30 inches x 13 inches (76cm x 33cm), Paper size 36.5 inches x 20.5 inches (92cm x 52cm)
Galbraith, William Bill
Sergeant William Bill Galbraith
A veteran of the 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Signature Value : £20
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

+ Artist : Richard Taylor


Signature(s) value alone : £20
£60 Off!Now : £110.00

Quantity:
Collectors edition of 25 artist proofs. Image size 30 inches x 13 inches (76cm x 33cm), Paper size 36.5 inches x 20.5 inches (92cm x 52cm)
Galbraith, William Bill
Sergeant William Bill Galbraith
A veteran of the 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Signature Value : £20
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Wingett, Bill
Died : 2020
Private 1st Class Bill Wingett (deceased)
Bill Wingett originally enlisted on 9th December 1941, two days after Pearl Harbor was attacked, but after a car crash, hospitalisation and subsequent discharge from the forces meant he had to try again on 19th August 1942. Bill was a machine gunner with Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne up until 5 days before D-Day where he was transferred to Headquarters Company. He fought in the campaigns of Normandy, Holland and Bastogne receiving a Purple Heart in
Signature Value : £45
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
Nolan, Emmett Rosy
Captain Emmett Rosy Nolan
HQ Company, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment
Signature Value : £20
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Martinez, Paul
NO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE
Staff Sergeant Paul Martinez
Dog Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Signature Value : £20
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Barrios, Manuel
NO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE
Sergeant Manuel Barrios
Item Company, 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Signature Value : £20
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

+ Artist : Richard Taylor


Signature(s) value alone : £125
SOLD
OUT
NOT
AVAILABLE
Collectors edition of 185 prints. Image size 30 inches x 13 inches (76cm x 33cm), Paper size 36.5 inches x 20.5 inches (92cm x 52cm)
Galbraith, William Bill
Sergeant William Bill Galbraith
A veteran of the 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Signature Value : £20
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Wingett, Bill
Died : 2020
Private 1st Class Bill Wingett (deceased)
Bill Wingett originally enlisted on 9th December 1941, two days after Pearl Harbor was attacked, but after a car crash, hospitalisation and subsequent discharge from the forces meant he had to try again on 19th August 1942. Bill was a machine gunner with Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne up until 5 days before D-Day where he was transferred to Headquarters Company. He fought in the campaigns of Normandy, Holland and Bastogne receiving a Purple Heart in
Signature Value : £45
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
Nolan, Emmett Rosy
Captain Emmett Rosy Nolan
HQ Company, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment
Signature Value : £20
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Martinez, Paul
NO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE
Staff Sergeant Paul Martinez
Dog Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Signature Value : £20
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Barrios, Manuel
NO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE
Sergeant Manuel Barrios
Item Company, 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Signature Value : £20
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

+ Artist : Richard Taylor


Signature(s) value alone : £125
SOLD
OUT
NOT
AVAILABLE
Tribute edition of 5 prints. Image size 30 inches x 13 inches (76cm x 33cm), Paper size 36.5 inches x 20.5 inches (92cm x 52cm)
Galbraith, William Bill
Sergeant William Bill Galbraith
A veteran of the 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Signature Value : £20
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Wingett, Bill
Died : 2020
Private 1st Class Bill Wingett (deceased)
Bill Wingett originally enlisted on 9th December 1941, two days after Pearl Harbor was attacked, but after a car crash, hospitalisation and subsequent discharge from the forces meant he had to try again on 19th August 1942. Bill was a machine gunner with Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne up until 5 days before D-Day where he was transferred to Headquarters Company. He fought in the campaigns of Normandy, Holland and Bastogne receiving a Purple Heart in
Signature Value : £45
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
Nolan, Emmett Rosy
Captain Emmett Rosy Nolan
HQ Company, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment
Signature Value : £20
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Martinez, Paul
NO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE
Staff Sergeant Paul Martinez
Dog Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Signature Value : £20
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Barrios, Manuel
NO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE
Sergeant Manuel Barrios
Item Company, 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Signature Value : £20
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Martin, James (companion print)
NO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE
Private James Martin
G Company, 101st Airborne
Signature Value : £15
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Tipper, Ed (matted on companion print)
Died : 2017
Sergant Ed Tipper (deceased)
Ed Tipper volunteered for the paratroopers and was assigned to Easy Company, 101st Airborne. He made his first jump into Normandy on D-Day. Fighting in Carentan, he was hit by a mortar shell and badly injured. His right eye was damaged, and later removed completely, while both his legs were broken. He was first sent to England then repatriated to the United States. When I came out of the Army I walked with a cane and wore an eye patch. The thing I remember most was the tremendous respons
Signature Value : £40
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
McClung, Earl (matted on companion print)
S/Sgt Earl McClung
E Company, 101st Airborne. Kaprun, Austria - I thought I had died and gone to heaven there. My job was to hunt and feed the prisoners that the Germans had taken for slave labor who were incarcerated there. The prisoners were freed by then but they had no place to go. I think they were Polish and Romanian mostly. The job fell to us to feed them. I fed them stag and chamois (goats with little hooked horns) until they were coming out of the ears. So I finally got to do some hunting like I enjoyed
Signature Value : £15
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Guth, Forrest (matted on companion print)
Cpl Forrest Guth
Coming down, I had a malfunction of my parachute. It was twisted. The chute had not been properly packed. Or maybe it had been packed in damp conditions. We had not jumped high enough to be able to use the reserve. We had jumped under 500 feet. So my main chute opened but didn't open completely. You try to shake out the twist if you can, but there's so little time. I couldn't do a lot and came down fast. I just hoped for the best. I hit with a thud. I hit on my left hip and back
Signature Value : £10
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

+ Artist : Richard Taylor


Signature(s) value alone : £200
£60 Off!Now : £1225.00

Quantity:
Limited edition of 25 remarques. Image size 30 inches x 13 inches (76cm x 33cm), Paper size 36.5 inches x 20.5 inches (92cm x 52cm)
Galbraith, William Bill
Sergeant William Bill Galbraith
A veteran of the 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Signature Value : £20
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Wingett, Bill
Died : 2020
Private 1st Class Bill Wingett (deceased)
Bill Wingett originally enlisted on 9th December 1941, two days after Pearl Harbor was attacked, but after a car crash, hospitalisation and subsequent discharge from the forces meant he had to try again on 19th August 1942. Bill was a machine gunner with Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne up until 5 days before D-Day where he was transferred to Headquarters Company. He fought in the campaigns of Normandy, Holland and Bastogne receiving a Purple Heart in
Signature Value : £45
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
Nolan, Emmett Rosy
Captain Emmett Rosy Nolan
HQ Company, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment
Signature Value : £20
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Martinez, Paul
NO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE
Staff Sergeant Paul Martinez
Dog Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Signature Value : £20
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Barrios, Manuel
NO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE
Sergeant Manuel Barrios
Item Company, 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Signature Value : £20
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Denison, Frank
Died : 2014
Private Frank Denison (deceased)
Joining up in 1943, Frank Denison was posted to the ETO after training, arriving in England for training in the long months prior to D-Day. Serving with C Company, 326 Parachute (Engineer) Battalion, part of the 101st Airborne he took part in the 6th June D-Day landings in Normandy, and fought his way with the unit through Holland, before swinging into action during the violent fighting around Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge. During the crossing of the Rhine, at Hagenaw, he was hit by
Signature Value : £40
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
+ Artist : Richard Taylor


Signature(s) value alone : £165
£60 Off!Now : £395.00

Quantity:
Limited edition of 10 double remarques. Image size 30 inches x 13 inches (76cm x 33cm), Paper size 36.5 inches x 20.5 inches (92cm x 52cm)
Galbraith, William Bill
Sergeant William Bill Galbraith
A veteran of the 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Signature Value : £20
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Wingett, Bill
Died : 2020
Private 1st Class Bill Wingett (deceased)
Bill Wingett originally enlisted on 9th December 1941, two days after Pearl Harbor was attacked, but after a car crash, hospitalisation and subsequent discharge from the forces meant he had to try again on 19th August 1942. Bill was a machine gunner with Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne up until 5 days before D-Day where he was transferred to Headquarters Company. He fought in the campaigns of Normandy, Holland and Bastogne receiving a Purple Heart in
Signature Value : £45
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
Nolan, Emmett Rosy
Captain Emmett Rosy Nolan
HQ Company, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment
Signature Value : £20
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Martinez, Paul
NO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE
Staff Sergeant Paul Martinez
Dog Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Signature Value : £20
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Barrios, Manuel
NO
PHOTO
AVAILABLE
Sergeant Manuel Barrios
Item Company, 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Signature Value : £20
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Denison, Frank
Died : 2014
Private Frank Denison (deceased)
Joining up in 1943, Frank Denison was posted to the ETO after training, arriving in England for training in the long months prior to D-Day. Serving with C Company, 326 Parachute (Engineer) Battalion, part of the 101st Airborne he took part in the 6th June D-Day landings in Normandy, and fought his way with the unit through Holland, before swinging into action during the violent fighting around Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge. During the crossing of the Rhine, at Hagenaw, he was hit by
Signature Value : £40
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
+ Artist : Richard Taylor


Signature(s) value alone : £165
£60 Off!Now : £625.00

Quantity:


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 Richard Taylor's stunning painting depicts the men of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division as they take inventory of their equipment during the early evening of 5 June 1944.  Adorned with hastily applied invasion stripes, the C-47s of the 438th Troop Carrier Group stand primed, ready to carry the elite unit to Normandy in the early hours of D-Day 1944.  To add to the poignancy of this release, the edition is personally signed by veterans that jumped on D-Day with the 101st Airborne.

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*The value given for each signature has been calculated by us based on the historical significance and rarity of the signature and is for the unmatted version where available. Values of many pilot signatures have risen in recent years and will likely continue to rise as they become more and more rare.
NameInfo


Sergeant William Bill Galbraith
*Signature Value : £20

Editions signed :

Signed limited edition of 150 prints.
Collectors edition of 25 artist proofs.
Collectors edition of 185 prints.
Tribute edition of 5 prints.
Limited edition of 25 remarques.
Limited edition of 10 double remarques.


Galbraith, William Bill
(Sergeant William Bill Galbraith)

A veteran of the 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment


Private 1st Class Bill Wingett (deceased)
Died : 2020
*Signature Value : £45

Editions signed :

Collectors edition of 25 artist proofs.
Collectors edition of 185 prints.
Tribute edition of 5 prints.
Limited edition of 25 remarques.
Limited edition of 10 double remarques.


Wingett, Bill
(Private 1st Class Bill Wingett (deceased))

Bill Wingett originally enlisted on 9th December 1941, two days after Pearl Harbor was attacked, but after a car crash, hospitalisation and subsequent discharge from the forces meant he had to try again on 19th August 1942. Bill was a machine gunner with Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne up until 5 days before D-Day where he was transferred to Headquarters Company. He fought in the campaigns of Normandy, Holland and Bastogne receiving a Purple Heart in each. Discharged on 23rd November 1945, Bill returned 10 months later to join the 82nd Airborne for 3 years as a maintenance man at Fort Bragg Airfield. He died on 1st October 2020 aged 98.


Captain Emmett Rosy Nolan
*Signature Value : £20

Editions signed :

Collectors edition of 25 artist proofs.
Collectors edition of 185 prints.
Tribute edition of 5 prints.
Limited edition of 25 remarques.
Limited edition of 10 double remarques.


Nolan, Emmett Rosy
(Captain Emmett Rosy Nolan)

HQ Company, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment
Staff Sergeant Paul Martinez
*Signature Value : £20

Editions signed :

Collectors edition of 25 artist proofs.
Collectors edition of 185 prints.
Tribute edition of 5 prints.
Limited edition of 25 remarques.
Limited edition of 10 double remarques.


Martinez, Paul
(Staff Sergeant Paul Martinez)

Dog Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Sergeant Manuel Barrios
*Signature Value : £20

Editions signed :

Collectors edition of 25 artist proofs.
Collectors edition of 185 prints.
Tribute edition of 5 prints.
Limited edition of 25 remarques.
Limited edition of 10 double remarques.


Barrios, Manuel
(Sergeant Manuel Barrios)

Item Company, 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Private James Martin
*Signature Value : £15

Editions signed :

Tribute edition of 5 prints.


Martin, James
(Private James Martin)

G Company, 101st Airborne


Sergant Ed Tipper (deceased)
Died : 2017
*Signature Value : £40

Editions signed :

Tribute edition of 5 prints.


Tipper, Ed
(Sergant Ed Tipper (deceased))

Ed Tipper volunteered for the paratroopers and was assigned to Easy Company, 101st Airborne. He made his first jump into Normandy on D-Day. Fighting in Carentan, he was hit by a mortar shell and badly injured. His right eye was damaged, and later removed completely, while both his legs were broken. He was first sent to England then repatriated to the United States. When I came out of the Army I walked with a cane and wore an eye patch. The thing I remember most was the tremendous response of everybody I met to do everything they could do to show support for the military. Maybe the support felt exaggerated to me because I had clearly been shot up and wounded. Whenever I ate at a restaurant I went to the cashier and there was almost never a bill. Or the waitress nodded her head and said, 'A gentleman over at that table has paid.' Of course I was home a year ahead of everybody else. But that sort of thing happened to me a lot. He died on 1st February 2017.


S/Sgt Earl McClung
*Signature Value : £15

Editions signed :

Tribute edition of 5 prints.


McClung, Earl
(S/Sgt Earl McClung)

E Company, 101st Airborne. Kaprun, Austria - I thought I had died and gone to heaven there. My job was to hunt and feed the prisoners that the Germans had taken for slave labor who were incarcerated there. The prisoners were freed by then but they had no place to go. I think they were Polish and Romanian mostly. The job fell to us to feed them. I fed them stag and chamois (goats with little hooked horns) until they were coming out of the ears. So I finally got to do some hunting like I enjoyed. I just camped out. [My outfit] saw me maybe once or twice a week.


Cpl Forrest Guth
*Signature Value : £10

Editions signed :

Tribute edition of 5 prints.


Guth, Forrest
(Cpl Forrest Guth)

Coming down, I had a malfunction of my parachute. It was twisted. The chute had not been properly packed. Or maybe it had been packed in damp conditions. We had not jumped high enough to be able to use the reserve. We had jumped under 500 feet. So my main chute opened but didn't open completely. You try to shake out the twist if you can, but there's so little time. I couldn't do a lot and came down fast. I just hoped for the best. I hit with a thud. I hit on my left hip and back and was knocked out. I don't remember much, just hitting hard and seeing stars. I was paralyzed in leg and back. I couldn't move. Medics came along, gave me a shot of morphine, and put me in a cattle barn. That was the extent of my fighting in Holland.


Private Frank Denison (deceased)
Died : 2014
*Signature Value : £40

Editions signed :

Limited edition of 25 remarques.
Limited edition of 10 double remarques.


Denison, Frank
(Private Frank Denison (deceased))

Joining up in 1943, Frank Denison was posted to the ETO after training, arriving in England for training in the long months prior to D-Day. Serving with C Company, 326 Parachute (Engineer) Battalion, part of the 101st Airborne he took part in the 6th June D-Day landings in Normandy, and fought his way with the unit through Holland, before swinging into action during the violent fighting around Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge. During the crossing of the Rhine, at Hagenaw, he was hit by enemy fire and wounded. He died on 24th November 2014 aged 90.
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