D Day memories told by a WWII veteran in later life
A son revisits his late father's D-Day tale told during radio and TV interviews from 1944 to 1984. Cpl David Jackendorf recalls landing behind enemy lines, bailing out after flak, and coordinating a grenade attack with a nine man group to destroy German positions near Normandy.
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D-Day veteran Bert King recalls World War II memories
In Amblers Pa, Richard Bert King, 89, the last surviving uncle who fought at Normandy, shares fading recollections with his nephew. The piece reflects on wartime silence, the shrinking number of veterans, and the family’s World War II history with siblings who served across Europe, including a Purple Heart recipient and a Battle of the Bulge veteran.
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