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JediCheese45 karma

2nd landing on Normandy? You mean the 2nd wave? Which beach?

My grandpa was scheduled to hit Omaha at H+6. Due to the issues on the beach, he ended up on Omaha at D+1 and walked across Europe.

JediCheese37 karma

Since you like these questions, would you rather fight 100 duck sized horses or a horse sized duck?

JediCheese5 karma

OP was also unlucky that if they sail too far west, they don't run into North America and instead go right off the edge of the earth.

JediCheese4 karma

He almost always refused to talk about it and he's gone now.

Saddest part is he would never get on a boat. Grandma wanted to go on a cruise but he absolutely refused.

The one story he told is he hated turnips. They got cut off and the only food they could find was some turnips. Didn't hate turnips so much after that experience.