- Contributed by
- dannie75
- People in story:
- Richard Dyer
- Location of story:
- D-Day Landings
- Background to story:
- Royal Navy
- Article ID:
- A1968401
- Contributed on:
- 04 November 2003
My Grandad was a Royal Marine and was on Juno beach for the D-day landings.
He was on one of the landing crafts and for some reason or other he swapped places with a fellow Marine, in what I can only call a very lucky escape for my Grandad.
The man he swapped places with was killed by a bullet that passed straight through the Marine's helmet.
If my Grandad hadn't of swapped places it would have been him that was killed.
Unfortunately he passed away in 2001 but I was and always will be so very proud of him.
He was a true hero.
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