I’m feeling myself pulled into history with this fascinating unraveling of my Dad’s letters from the war. What I discovered on the back of the photo above was his handwriting from a later time describing his involvement: “Drafted in 1942 – Oct’45. Landed Omaha Beach D + 6 days. There were 5 official battles in [...]
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V-mail letter dated 6 June 1944
Posted in WWII letters, tagged June 6 1944, Omaha Beach on June 23, 2011 | 5 Comments »
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