D-Day veteran George Chandler dies at 99, ashes to be scattered in Adriatic Sea so he can rest with his mates
5 months ago

D-Day veteran George Chandler dies at 99, ashes to be scattered in Adriatic Sea so he can rest with his mates

ABC  

A D-Day veteran who served aboard a British motor torpedo boat during the invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944 has died at the age of 99. George Chandler died from pneumonia on October 19, and his family will scatter some of his ashes in the Adriatic so he can be with his mates who are buried at sea. Post-war, Mr Chandler often countered the sometimes glamorous depictions of the landings by recalling the horrors he witnessed escorting US troops to the beaches of northern France as a young Royal Navy gunner. Mr Chandler's son Paul said the family would scatter some of his father's ashes in the Adriatic so he can be with his mates who are buried at sea. Mr Chandler lost his sight in later life, and he had planned to lead the Blind Veterans UK contingent during Britain's annual Remembrance Sunday ceremonies in central London in November.

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UK D-Day veteran George Chandler, who escorted American troops to Normandy beaches, dies at 99
5 months ago

UK D-Day veteran George Chandler, who escorted American troops to Normandy beaches, dies at 99

The Independent  

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D-Day Veteran George Chandler Dies at 99, Leaves Legacy of War Stories
5 months ago

D-Day Veteran George Chandler Dies at 99, Leaves Legacy of War Stories

Associated Press  

D-Day veteran George Chandler, who witnessed the horrors of the D-Day landings, has died at 99. Chandler served aboard a British motor torpedo boat during the invasion of Normandy and was one of the dwindling cohort of D-Day survivors who gathered last summer to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the landings.

The Latest | D-Day's 80th anniversary brings World War II veterans back to the beaches of Normandy
9 months, 3 weeks ago

The Latest | D-Day's 80th anniversary brings World War II veterans back to the beaches of Normandy

The Independent  

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Eighty years on, British D-Day veterans sail to Normandy once again
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Eighty years on, British D-Day veterans sail to Normandy once again

Hindustan Times  

By Elizabeth Pineau and Gerhard Mey Eighty years on, British D-Day veterans sail to Normandy once again OUISTREHAM, France/PORTSMOUTH, England - British veterans sailed on Tuesday to Normandy where, 80 years ago this week, they fought to liberate France as part of D-Day, preparing to taking part in ceremonies marking a major turning point of World War Two. 'REMEMBER' Earlier …

The last WWII vets converge on Normandy for D-Day and fallen friends and to cement their legacy
9 months, 3 weeks ago

The last WWII vets converge on Normandy for D-Day and fallen friends and to cement their legacy

Associated Press  

OMAHA BEACH, France — Under their feet, the sands of Omaha Beach, and in their rheumy eyes, tears that inevitably flowed from being on the revered shoreline in Normandy, France, where so many American young men were cut down 80 years ago on D-Day. “They probably wouldn’t be here if we hadn’t be successful,” said Llilburn “Bill” Wall, who flew …

Remembering D-day: Facts and figures about the invasion that changed the course of World War II
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Remembering D-day: Facts and figures about the invasion that changed the course of World War II

LA Times  

American soldiers and supplies arrive on the shore of the French coast of German-occupied Normandy during the Allied D-day invasion on June 6, 1944, in World War II. The June 6, 1944, D-day invasion of Nazi-occupied France was unprecedented in scale and audacity, using the largest-ever armada of ships, troops, planes and vehicles to punch a hole in Adolf Hitler’s …

The last WWII vets converge on Normandy for D-day and fallen friends and to cement their legacy
9 months, 3 weeks ago

The last WWII vets converge on Normandy for D-day and fallen friends and to cement their legacy

LA Times  

An American soldier touches the sand on Omaha Beach, Normandy. World War II veterans from across the United States as well as Britain and Canada are in France this week to mark 80 years since the D-day landings that helped lead to Hitler’s defeat. More veterans were on their way Tuesday, traveling by ferry from southern England across the English …

Remembering D-Day: Key facts and figures about the invasion that changed the course of World War II
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Remembering D-Day: Key facts and figures about the invasion that changed the course of World War II

The Independent  

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Remembering D-Day: Key facts and figures about the invasion that changed the course of World War II
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Remembering D-Day: Key facts and figures about the invasion that changed the course of World War II

New Indian Express  

OMAHA BEACH: The June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France was unprecedented in scale and audacity, using the largest-ever armada of ships, troops, planes and vehicles to punch a hole in Adolf Hitler's defenses in western Europe and change the course of World War II. More than 2 million Allied soldiers, sailors, pilots, medics and other people from a …

D-Day at 75: Nations honor aging veterans, fallen comrades
5 years, 9 months ago

D-Day at 75: Nations honor aging veterans, fallen comrades

Associated Press  

OMAHA BEACH, France — Standing on the windswept beaches and bluffs of Normandy, a dwindling number of aging veterans of history’s greatest air and sea invasion received the thanks and praise of a world transformed by their sacrifice. “They battled not for control and domination, but for liberty, democracy and self-rule,” Trump said in a speech at the Normandy American …

Suddenly it’s D-Day again; aging veterans recall invasion
5 years, 9 months ago

Suddenly it’s D-Day again; aging veterans recall invasion

Associated Press  

ABOARD THE BOUDICCA IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL — The veterans hobble along on canes and lean on walking frames now, slower and weaker than they were on D-Day, when they stormed the Normandy beaches with the fate of the free world resting on their shoulders. “The noise was deafening,” said former Royal Marine Les Budding, now 93. “We were spot-on …

Allied troops who died during live-fire D-Day training in Britain
5 years, 9 months ago

Allied troops who died during live-fire D-Day training in Britain

Daily Mail  

The number of Allied troops who died during training for the D-Day landings outnumbers those that perished during the fateful final landings, a fascinating new book reveals. At least 5,440 died in live fire drills, amphibious landing exercises and flight training compared with around 4,414 at Normandy, says historian Peter Caddick-Adams US Army troops and crewmen aboard a Coast Guard …

As D-Day anniversary approaches, veterans remember, go back
5 years, 10 months ago

As D-Day anniversary approaches, veterans remember, go back

Associated Press  

As the wave of troops sailed toward Omaha Beach in the early morning of June 6, 1944, Frank DeVita could hear the German machine gun fire striking the outside of his landing craft. But when the coxswain screamed again, DeVita dropped the ramp, and he estimates 14 to 15 troops were immediately felled by machine gun fire. Nearly 75 years …

One by one, D-Day memories fade as war’s witnesses die
5 years, 10 months ago

One by one, D-Day memories fade as war’s witnesses die

Associated Press  

PARIS — One more funeral, one less witness to the world’s worst war. Four weeks from now, U.S. President Donald Trump and other world leaders will pay homage to the more than 2 million American, British, Canadian and other Allied forces involved in the D-Day operation on June 6, 1944, and the ensuing battle for Normandy that helped pave the …

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