by maui | Sep 10, 2023 | Heroes
Edwin Jeffery Edwin Jeffery at D-day monument At Veteran’s Parade Arromanches, June 6th 2014 ( http://www.trblmousehole.co.uk/edwin-jeffery.html...
by maui | Sep 10, 2023 | Heroes
Roy O’Neill “Royston O’Neill was born on the February 10th 1924 in Llangeinor, a village near Bridgend in South Wales, where he grew up. He became an apprentice carpenter at 14. He finally became a carpenter in Bridgend, after the war. At 17 and a...
by maui | Sep 10, 2023 | Heroes
Bernard Dargols “On June 8, as a special agent in the 2nd Infantry Division (the Indian Head), Bernard landed on Omaha Beach with his band of brothers. He was 24. His mission consisted in interrogating French civilians. Hearing an American GI speak French with a...
by maui | Sep 10, 2023 | Heroes
Charles Norman Shay Shay was drafted into the military in 1943 at the age of 19. He was selected for training as a medical technician and learned basic surgery skills. Shay joined the Medical Detachment of the First Division’s (Big Red One) 16th Infantry...
by maui | Sep 10, 2023 | Heroes
Steve Kellman US veteran Steve Kelman left us on Thursday, May 2nd, at the age of 90. Born January 30th 1923, he served as a soldier in the 16th Infantry Regiment of the US 1st Division and landed on June 6th 1944 on Omaha Beach in the 1st wave. Wounded, he was...
by maui | Sep 10, 2023 | Heroes
Cyril Banks UNDER CONSTRUCTION Legion d’Honneur for Cyril Bank Sweeping map Cyril Bank HMS Ready Cyril...
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