Nice story, Jim!! You have every right to be proud of your Dad. My
older brother went ashore with the field artillery on the 2nd day.
("Older".... at the ripe old age of 19) He married late in life (late
30s) and by this time he refused to talk much about it, so I doubt that
his 3 kids know much about what he went thru.

Incidentally, I've been to Bayfield a few times, a delightful town
with nice people.

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Norm