JUNE 6,1944

[jaguargolf]

My father didn't land in the first waves on D-Day. When he was much older he did tell me the surf was still bloody when he came ashore.

The only things he kept from the war was his issued fixed blade knife, a Camillius, and a pair of galoshes from the Battle of the Bulge He said they saved his life.

 

[TLflag]

D Day

MY uncle was a assault NCO at the beach the first day, He told me he was 3 deep in names for replacsements within minutes, he couldn't keep up. He did not cry easy, being a young 17 year old Marine serving in Shanghai, China during that mess. He was also in the first wave at Korea.


I Sure Hope he Found Peace with our Lord

 

[quikdraw67]

I'm a "younger" member here, Haha.

But I know the significance of the date.

Also December 7th, June 4th, May 8th, August 6th, August 9th, and September 2nd.

You guys should know the corresponding years and the significance of these dates.

 

[armadillo]

My father was at Omaha Beach in the 1st Division. I won't forget and I remind my grand children too.

 

[Old 44 Guy]

I was 13 at the time. Radios were playing all over the neighbor hood about it. I was delivering newspapers on my bike at the time. None of my family server, my father was too old but my Mother drove ambulance for the shipyards nearby. Yes, I remember D Day very well. Later on I worked with a lot on vets that were there & their stories.

 

[waffles]

There were at least three threads here today about it, the news mentioned it, most of the people young and old I know who enjoy history or WW2 movies mentioned it, I'd say no, everyone has not forgotten it. Far from it.

If it had gone unmentioned I'd say OK, it's not a major anniversary (80th is next year), it wasn't a turning point in the war the way we'd think of Stalingrad or Midway, it wasn't our most costly or most successful endeavor, but it really captures something in anyone who takes an interest in history and I'm glad it does.

 

[Grayfox]

My Father went ashore at Omaha with the 29th.
I very rarely ever talked about it. Never at length. Just a little snippet here and there. But when he did, just the look in his eyes would give you goosebumps.

 

[Skeet 028]

Father in Law was going ashore on a LST with his Machine Gun squad sitting on the top of the rail one second next the LST and his squad were gone. ...picked up returned to a ship...up one side shower new gear new squad and returned within a couple hours. He was the real deal BS SS French Croix de Guerre...greviously wounded in B of B...but he was attached to the Brits since 1940 and fought with them

 

[coltle6920]

Had to read this several times...

Why can't we do both?

 

[Tom S.]

Duplicate threads merged.

 

[BLACKHAWKNJ]

An off anniversary. Plenty of hard fighting until V-E Day.
There was the 741st Tank Battalion of Duplex Drive Shermans. Designed for river crossings, they were lauched in somewhat rough seas 3 miles out. 2 of 27 made it ashore.