Eve of Destiny by Richard Taylor. (C)

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.

Supplied with an original pencil drawing signed by a 506th PIR veteran and matted to include a further three members of Easy Company, 506th PIR

Signed by Sergeant William Bill Galbraith,
Private 1st Class Bill Wingett,
Captain Emmett Rosy Nolan,
Staff Sergeant Paul Martinez
and
Sergeant Manuel Barrios
and supplied with an original drawing signed by Private James Martin
and featuring the matted original signatures of :
Sergant Ed Tipper,
S/Sgt Earl McClung
and
Cpl Forrest Guth.

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)