Re: D-Day Dinner Plans? Friday, 6/06/2025

On 6/7/2025 3:26 AM, Ed P wrote:

On 6/6/2025 5:54 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
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My father was not involved in  D Day. He had not been involved in any air operations over Europe because of his having had interaction with the Danish Resistance.
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AAMOF On D Day my parents were on their honeymoon. They were  married June 3, had a few days of honeymoon.  As soon as they got back from the honeymoon Dad flew out to the west coast and my mother went out there by train.
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They were quite fortunate, it was a tough time for many.  2500 Americans, 4400 total lives lost.
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My mother was working in Signals at RAF Bomber Command, knowing that Dad was flying over the beaches, and hoping that none of the messages she handled would report his plane going down. He made it back safely.