327th Glider
Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.
Daniel
participated in the Normandy operation with the
327th, after which he was promoted to 1st
Lieutenant.
During Operation Market Garden, the
Airborne landing in Holland aimed to capture the
bridges over the Maas, Waal and Rhine Rivers,
The 327th landed on September near
Zon.
After the
operation was over, and the Allies failed to
conquer the Arnhem bridge, the 327th, together
with other units of the 101st Airborne Division,
were stationed around Nijmegen to hold the line
against fierce German counter-attacks. On
October 6, the 327th wass to re-inforce units of
the 506th PIR from their positions around
Opheusden. This is located south of Arnhem and
north of Nijmegen, on what was called "the
Island".
At the time the
327th arrive at Opheusden, the 101st Airborne is
engaged in heavy fighting. A heavy German
counter-attack aimed to conquer the local
railway station, drives back the airbornes. Lt.
Dorman was wounded sometime during this action.
He is transported to the First Aid Station at
Zetten, where he dies the next day. The exact circumstances of his death are unknown.
He was buried at the temporary cemetery
Molenhoek.
After the war Lt
Daniel Dorman is re-interred at Margraten
Military Cemetery, Plot G Row 1 Grave 6.
(pictures by Joost)