D-Day Survivors Return to Quiet Normandy Beaches
AP photographer Harvey Hudson recalls the 20th anniversary visits by veterans to Omaha Utah Gold Juno and Sword beaches. Survivors speak of nostalgia sorrow and gratitude while relics of war remain amid new coastal life and restored landmarks.
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Harvey Hudson
Omaha Beach
Europe
Associated Press
Paris
Normandy
Chicketts
Utah
Omaha
Gold
June
Sword
Miami
Newport
Waikiki
Hitler
Third Reich
Glider crews endure early dawn hedgerow assault in Normandy
Veterans recount chaotic airborne landings near Ste Mere Eglise during the early hours of D-Day. A 600 strong battalion saw about 80 men assemble by nine in the morning after a rough start with glider crashes and heavy fire. Rippy later returned to France as a civilian Army employee and planned a 20th anniversary trip with his son.
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Pegasus Bridge
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
6Th Airborne
Caen
Orne River
82Nd Airborne Division
Ste. Mere Eglise
Biconville
Rippy
France
U.S. Army
See Tony for Gas or Time at White Plains Station
Anthony Sposato runs a filling station with 40 clocks inside and 100 more at his home in Purchase. He has collected clocks since 1939 and features pieces from customers who cleaned their attics. A 1760 grandfather clock and possibly the first US battery clock are among his examples.
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White Plains
N.Y
Anthony Sposato
Purchase
Sposato
Angelo
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Bernard Rippy
Richmond
Calif
Jack Tallerday
Newton
Kan
Cherbourg
U.S
Austin Lewine Center
First Ave
Tony
Mechanicsburg
Ohio
Paul E. Wiant
London State Prison
Cecil Rickard
Maybelle
Paul
Lusaka
Northern Rhodesia
Pungulani
Mgwele
Gores R Life
Clayton F. Meyer Insurance
Sterling Theatre
State Farm Life Insurance Company
Bloomington
Illinois
N. Main
Tempo
Eveready
Cannon Rose
Homer
Ironing Board
GE Even-Flo Steam & Dry
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