Remembering D-Day

On this day in 1944, the Normandy Invasion, also called Operation Overlord or D-Day, was launched.  D-Day marked the beginning of the Allied invasion of western Europe during World War II. Below is a Navy team in training:

They landed on Utah Beach. Blogger's late father is first row center -- the skipper.

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Remembering D-Day

On this day in 1944, the Normandy Invasion, also called Operation Overlord or D-Day, was launched.  D-Day marked the beginning of the Allied invasion of western Europe during World War II. Below is a Navy team in training:

They landed on Utah Beach. Blogger's late father is first row center -- the skipper.

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Remembering D-Day

June 6, 2018 marks the 74th anniversary of the Normandy invasion.

These four photos were taken on a Brownie Box camera by the skipper of LCT 2454 - my late father. Photos 3 and 4 were taken on June 6, 1944. 

LCT(A) 2454 "successfully beached on Tare Green Sector and each disgorged their three tanks while under fire. The vessels escaped unscathed" (source here) but this LCT was seriously damaged, had to be towed, and was subsequently scuttled. Tare Green Sector was a designated landing area on Utah Beach.

 Skipper and crew.

 D-Day H-Hour - when the aerial attacks began.

LCT 2454 preparing to land.

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71st anniversary of D-Day

Photo credit: Conservative Treehouse

Today marks the 71^st anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion of the Normandy beaches. ConservativeTreehouse has the video of Pres. Reagan’s commemorative speech delivered on the 40th anniversary. 

A previously undiscovered German bunker was discovered on Juno Beach only two days ago. That report is here. 

My late father was the skipper of LCT (Landing Craft Tank) number 2454, which landed troops and equipment on Utah Beach on the morning of June 6, 1944. 

A salute to all those who served to turn the tide against the Nazis.

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