61 years since Normandy beach's D-day invasion.

[Swede]

My uncle Tony was with the Royal Canadian Regina Rifles. They landed under heavy fire on Juno beach at Courseulles sur Mer. He survived that day and ten more months of combat.


http://www.warchronicle.com/canadian_third_div/regimentals_wwii/reginas_normandy.htm

[BOSSHOG]

1. My Father in Law

landed on Omaha Beach and marched 60 miles south the next two months where he was shot in the little village of Ver. He lost his left arm, but lived a long and prosperous life. He died last Christmas morning. God Bless you and your fellow Soldiers DAD.

[BrotherBuzz]

2. Uncle Mead commanded the flagship USS Ancon at Omaha beach

During the June 1944 Normandy invasion Ancon was flagship for the forces that landed on "Omaha" Beach under the direction of Rear Admiral Hall. I would like to have been a fly on the wall in the war room that day!

King George VI, of Great Britain (center)
Inspecting USS Ancon (AGC-4), 25 May 1944, shortly before the invasion of Normandy. Accompanying him are: Rear Admiral John L. Hall, Jr., USN (right background); and Commander Mead S. Pearson, USN, Ancon's Commanding Officer (Uncle Mead is the dude wearing gloves).





Interesting enough, he was the only family member to serve in Europe during the war. The rest of my clan, representing the Army, Marines, and Navy, served exclusivly in the Pacific theater during the Second World War, doing normal scut work expected from Americans during a real war.