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D-Day memories cross oceans in Jeanne Jost’s tale
Jeanne Jost recalls June 6 1944 and the Normandy invasion as families in France endured bombardment and upheaval. Her sister Monette le Boucher and husband Yves spoke of war memories in Ottawa while Jost’s mother faced danger near Carentan. Liberation rituals endure in Carentan with an annual August celebration and a new Arc de Triomphe tribute.
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France
Jeanne Jost
Paris
le Bouchers
Monette
Yves
Normandy
Europe
S. Locust
Missouri
Jost
Milton Jost
United States
D-Day
Camp Crowder