Ken Hechler with Ben Gazzara on the Set of The Bridge at Remagen, Davle, Czechoslovakia
Date:
1968
Description:
Ken Hechler, author of the book "The Bridge at Remagen" on set for the same titled movie with Ben Gazzara and other actors in 1968 in Davle, Czechoslovakia. Hechler served as a combat historian in the European Theater of Operations during World War II and was attached to the 9th Armored Division when one of its infantry-tank task forces captured the Ludendorff Bridge spanning the Rhine river at Remagen, Germany. Ken Hechler served as technical adviser for the film adaptation which premiered in 1969. Ken Hechler pictured in the front right with Ben Gazzara to his left.
Ken Hechler born September 20, 1914 in Roslyn, New York is a member of the Democratic Party. He represented West Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977 and was West Virginia Secretary of State from 1985 to 2001. In 1965 he was the only member of Congress to march with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma, Alabama. He also served as a combat historian during World War II and wrote several books including "The Bridge at Remagen".
