Rolland Baribeau

Rolland "Frenchy" Baribeau

Rolland Baribeau was a member of the Filthy Thirteen, a group of men assigned to the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) of the 101st Airborne Division in World War II. The Filthy Thirteen was to jump into Normandy on June 6th ahead of other d-day invasion units and perform sabotage by destroying bridges thus preventing the Germans from reinforcing their defenses on the beaches.

Rolland Baribeau and the rest of the Thirteen are easily distinguishable from other 101st Pathfinders not just because of their mission but because they shaved their heads into a Mohawk style and painted their faces as Indian warriors. They were also assigned to regimental headquarters and not a pathfinder company.

Watch the men in England on June 5th as they check their equipment and prepare to load up into their C-47 plane for the cross channel flight and parachute drop in our DVD, the Invasion of Normandy. See other men of the 101st Airborne prepare for D-Day as well as many scenes after landing in France in this raw combat film footage taken by the US Army Signal Corps Photographic Section. See Baribeau in this raw archival footage; this is military history on film!

Rolland Baribeau on Film

Watch Rolland on the following combat film dvd by Combat Reels:

101st Airborne Division in Normandy 1944

104th Infantry Division Winter War: The Bulge and Beyond Series December 1944 - March 1945 $29.99 DVD Details

36th Infantry Division Winter War: The Bulge and Beyond November 1944- March 1945 $24.99 DVD Details

36th Infantry Division Liberation of Western Europe Series August 1944 - October 1944 $24.99 DVD Details

29th Infantry Division Winter War: The Bulge and Beyond December 1944 - February 1945 $24.99 DVD Details

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