My grandfather was there and was wounded from an artillery shell.

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Jun 6, 2024
12:28:05pm

SoValleyCOUG All-American

My grandfather was there and was wounded from an artillery shell.

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SoValleyCOUG

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Did anyone here have a relative that participated on DDay?

arizonacougarfan

Jun 6, 11:56am

Nope, my grandfather was part of the Okinawa invasion

nova_coug_fan

Jun 6, 11:59am

Mine grandfather as well was part of Okinawa

jordbyu

Jun 6, 12:12pm

My wife's great uncle went into France that night on a glider

Carnac

Jun 6, 11:59am

I had great uncles there. Two at Normandy. My Dad's side

PhilPete

Jun 6, 12:00pm

Not that I’m aware, but my grandpa who was part of the 1942 BYU football team

BigD Coug

Jun 6, 12:04pm

Wife had 3 uncles there. All wounded. All survived. One highly decorated. My

TunaOne

Jun 6, 12:05pm

My grandfather was there and was wounded from an artillery shell.

SoValleyCOUG

Jun 6, 12:28pm

My grandfather was on a bomber crew in the pacific

hadmonster

Jun 6, 12:28pm

My uncle. He made it, but died two weeks later.

Jun 6, 12:36pm

Sort of. My Grandfather landed on June 9th on a beach between Omaha and Utah still encountering stiff German resistance.

BlooGeek

Jun 6, 12:43pm

Had a guy in our ward who was one of the original Frog men who went in ahead

BP4byu

Jun 6, 12:48pm

Here is a link to a story on KSL about him before he died.

BP4byu

Jun 6, 1:01pm

My wife’s great grandfather was at Utah beach. He was later wounded by a German sniper. A soldier/friend in his unit

Housemartin

Jun 6, 12:49pm

my grandpa was already there moving up through France from the south.

qwerew

Jun 6, 1:05pm

Nope. Grandpa was in Guadalcanal.

Natedog916

Jun 6, 2:57pm

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