Public meeting with a US veteran Chester Pike ‘Buck’ Sloan
25 October 2023 at 5pm, at the Normandy Victory Museum
In October 2023, Le Normandy Victory Museum was delighted to welcome Chester Pike “Buck” Sloan, veteran of the 2nd Infantry Division, back to Normandy 78 years after fighting there.
On the program: presentation of his story during the war, followed by a Q&A session with the audience. This is a unique opportunity to meet one of the last great witnesses of the Battle of Normandy.

A few words about Chester’s career in 1944
Chester P. Sloan arrives in Normandy as a replacement a few weeks after the landing. He was sent to Company B, 38th Infantry Regiment of the famous 2nd Infantry Division also known as the “Indian Head” Division. 78 years ago, Buck took part in the terrible battles to liberate the city of Brest as a B.A.R (Browning Automatic Rifle) machine gun shooter. After the fighting in Brittany, Buck was wounded during the Battle of the Bulge during the last major German offensive in Western Europe. Buck was then only 20 years old. At the age of 98, Buck returned to Normandy for the first time.
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