Name/Title
Photo album commemorating Francis L. "Winkie" DownsEntry/Object ID
2014.010.0001Description
1 photo album honoring Francis L. "Winkie" Downs of Leonardtown who died in Operation Market Garden in 1944. The album was created by Raymond and Kathleen Buttke who have devoted countless hours to honoring the soldiers of Operation Market Garden. Mrs. Buttke was an accomplished scrapbooker.
Cover p. 1 Bright grass green with outlines of leaves in gold and yellow with glittery colored stars scattered among the leaves. In the upper right corner is an image of the shoulder patch for the Airborne. In the lower right corner is an image of Winkie Downs with his name and unit and life dates.
Cover p. 2 Black background, list of photos in the book
Image 1 Parachute training tower at Fort Benning
Image 2 Cartoon of training jumps
Image 3 Photos of paratrooper training
Image 4 Parachutist badge with text
Image 5 Cartoon of a newly minted paratrooper
Image 6 Wartime poster
Image 7 Wartime poster
Image 8 Rows of C-47s ready to go and photo of parachutists drifting down
Image 8 Photo of parachutists with text
Image 9 Colored map of the Operation Market Garden area
Image 10 Contemporary photo of Grave Bridge in Holland
Image 11 Photo of a diorama of the Waal Crossing
Image 12 Photo of a museum exhibit
Image 13 Photos of watercolors with text
Image 14 Photos of the Nijmegen Bridge after its capture by the 82nd
Image 15 Photos of the soldiers' welcome by the local people
Image 16 Aerial photo of an Allied cemetery
Image 17 Photos with text of canvas boats
Image 18 Photo of the present river and a power plant
Image 19 Photo of the 2006 commemoration of the crossing
Image 20 Photo of the original plaque listing names of the fallen
Image 21 Photo of the 2007 commemoration flowers
Image 22 Photo of the newer plaque listing names of the fallen
Image 23 Photo of a flower bed
Image 24 Photos of a new bridge at Nijmegen 2013
Image 25 Photos of a local school
Image 26 Photos of a memorial at the school
Image 27 Photo of children laying a wreath
Image 28 Photo of the plaque listing the fallen, with a star by Winkie's name
Image 29 Photo of children climbing on a jeep
Image 30 Photo of a museum building
Image 31 Photo of an honor roll in the museum
Image 32 Presentation of the newspaper announcement of Winkie's death
Image 33 Presentation of the description of the Mass held for Winkie
Image 34 Photo of Winkie, drawing of the Maryland War Memorial, text
Image 35 Photos of the cemetery in Holland with Winkie's cross highlighted
Cover p. 3 Copy of a poem
Cover p. 4 Bright grass green with outlines of leaves in gold and yellow with glittery colored stars scattered among the leaves. There are images of two shoulder patches and the profile of the Airborne's ring. At the bottom of the page is the Buttke's card.Collection
Downs Family CollectionDimensions
Height
6-1/2 inWidth
4-5/8 inDepth
3/4 inDimension Notes
Details: pages allow for 6 1/8"h x 4"w entriesLocation
Container
Dent Family Collection Addendum, Box 4Shelf
Rack 02, Shelf 2Rack
Rack 02Wall
South wallRoom
Archives 1Building
Tudor HallRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Downs, Francis L. (1920-1944)