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18th July 1942:David Harrison

by arswicked

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Contributed by 
arswicked
People in story: 
David Harrison
Location of story: 
Omaha beach + Normandy
Background to story: 
Army
Article ID: 
A2692677
Contributed on: 
02 June 2004

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"Brrrr""bannng", we ran with all our strenth up the beach facing the german machine guns who were in a tall gray building, we had MP40's and pistols. It was horrible people were dying right before our faces we could hide behind a mechinism to stop tank get up the beach. after a long while we got to a bank were we could rest we some bangalores which were used to blow up the the barb wire which was on top of the bank. We put them in and waited "BANG". We got up and ran to the building I was one of the first to get there. But I didn't like it as me and three others looked back in hourer. My good friend Harry Williams who help me when ever I needed I tried to go to him but someone held me back

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