Who is Lieutenant H.J. 'Ted from Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944 and what is their importance? "Pegasus_Bridge:_June_6

Lieutenant H.J. 'Ted" Sweeney was a platoon leader flying in a plane a few minutes behind the gliders on June 6, 1944. Sweeney remained in the army after the war and retired at the age of fifty-five and then became the director of the Battersea Dog's home.