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how many have relatives who were in D-Day?
Jul 1, 2009 5:27 PM
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G-grandfather 29th infantry div.
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Re: how many have relatives who were in D-Day?
Jul 2, 2009 6:54 AM
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My Dad was flying a C-47 towing gliders, and later dropping supply canisters. He never had para drop duty though.
My Dad's cousin, Leo was a tank driver with Patton's Third, but of course they didn't land until post D-Day. My paternal uncle was with a Sgt. with the 291st Combat Engineers, but I believe they were delayed in landing on the beaches of Normandy as well.
My three maternal uncles were all serving in the Navy/USMC, but stationed in the PTO not the ETO.
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Re: how many have relatives who were in D-Day?
Jul 2, 2009 3:24 PM
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My uncle was an officer in an infantry battalion that was supposed to land on Omaha on D-Day. Because of the difficulties on the beach, their landing was delayed until the next morning. My father-in-law was medic, ad he landed on Utah.
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Re: how many have relatives who were in D-Day?
Jul 24, 2009 5:27 PM
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My great uncle landed on Omaha Beach and was highly decorated.
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Re: how many have relatives who were in D-Day?
Jul 26, 2009 3:29 PM
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My uncle Stan ( british army) went ashore on sword beach. He was a tanker and was killed in Aug 1945 in Holland.
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