Sainte Mere Eglise Church - Sainte Mere Eglise Was The First Town Liberated By The Allies Just Before H-Hour On D-Day. The Town Was The Scene Of A Famous Incident Where American Paratrooper John Steele Had His Parachute Caught On The Spire Of The Church. There Is A Dummy And Parachute Hanging On The Church To Commemorate This Story (Normandy - France) Photo