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A Priest at Normandy
Fr. Francis L. Sampson was not killed at Normandy, but he overcame his fears and expectations so that he could serve those who put their lives on the line.
Born in Cherokee, Iowa, he graduated from Notre Dame in 1937 and was ordained a priest in 1941. After serving as a parish priest in Iowa, he volunteered for chaplain service in the Army.
He later admitted that he didn’t really know what he was getting himself into.
As a member of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, he parachuted into Normandy on June 6 and made his way to a French farmhouse where injured soldiers were being treated. Fr. Sampson chose to stay with them, even though the area was about to be overrun by German troops. He was captured and taken to an area to be executed. He later confessed that he was so scared that he prayed Grace Before Meals instead of an Act of Contrition.
But a Catholic German non-commissioned officer intervened, and the priest, considered harmless, was allowed to stay at the first aid station.
A Priest at Normandy
Fr. Francis L. Sampson was not killed at Normandy, but he overcame his fears and expectations so that he could serve those who put their lives on the line.
Born in Cherokee, Iowa, he graduated from Notre Dame in 1937 and was ordained a priest in 1941. After serving as a parish priest in Iowa, he volunteered for chaplain service in the Army.
He later admitted that he didn’t really know what he was getting himself into.
“Frankly, I did not know when I signed up for the airborne that chaplains would be expected to jump from an airplane in flight,” he said. “Had I known this beforehand, I am positive that I should have turned a deaf ear to the plea for airborne chaplains."
As a member of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, he parachuted into Normandy on June 6 and made his way to a French farmhouse where injured soldiers were being treated. Fr. Sampson chose to stay with them, even though the area was about to be overrun by German troops. He was captured and taken to an area to be executed. He later confessed that he was so scared that he prayed Grace Before Meals instead of an Act of Contrition.
But a Catholic German non-commissioned officer intervened, and the priest, considered harmless, was allowed to stay at the first aid station.
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