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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 2014
Page
6
The article notes that about 100 of 355 glider pilots ferrying British troops to Normandy were killed or wounded. It mentions midget submarines surfacing off the coast to flash colored lights guiding the invasion fleet to Normandy.
Veteran Derrek Asberry recalls D-Day nerves and pride. He explains the Normandy landings as a pivotal start to ending World War II, noting the 160000 troops on the beach and the high casualties in the Normandy campaign. He and his unit, the so-called diaper division, felt fear fade into excitement.
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