Comes a Soldier's Whisper

"The Golden Warrior and the bravest man I ever knew." "When Dave and I fought together, no matter how severe the action, he would put his hand on my shoulder, and it gave me a calming effect." "He was as fierce in battle as he was gentle in friendship." —Charles E. Eckman, 101st Airborne Screaming Eagles Holtwood, Pennsylvania

"I remember David as a kind, soft-spoken man and was intrigued that he was also Colonel Michaelis' radio operator. All of these men were larger than life! Little is known about Michealis because he was in command of the 502nd for such a short, yet important, time." —Peter J. K. Hendrikx, author of Orange Is the Color of the Day: Pictorial History of the 101st Airborne Liberation of Holland (heroesatmargraten.com)

Madame Rolle, owner of Chateau Rolle—a castle located in Champs outside of Bastogne, Belgium, and was designated as the headquarter command post for the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment when she was a young girl—remembered our father operating his radio in her foyer, and said, "He was a nice young fellow who kept talking to someone named Roger."