In July of 2020 I ran across an article about The Stories Behind The Stars, a project of telling all the stories of the over 400,000 mean and women who did not come home from World War II. Started by Don Milne as a way to honor those who served and gave the ultimate sacrifice, a noble task, indeed.I soon joined as a biographer of some of these heroes. I chose to profile the 45th Division Thunderbirds out of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma because I happen to live in Oklahoma at the present time. What an honor it has been to learn and write about these seemingly very ordinary people who were asked to do extraordinary things in very ordinary ways.
We are now going to start biographing the heroes of D-Day at Normandy, France code name Operation Overlord. Too many heroes died at Normandy, they were from the 1st Infantry Division, the 4th Infantry Division, the 29th Infantry Division, the 82nd Airborne Division, the 101st Airborne Division, and the 2nd Ranger Battalion to name a few.
The very first biography I wrote was about a young man named James Mabante, I hope you enjoy his story.
James Mabante - 49 Missions, Almost Home
http://www.thepastwhispers.net/2020/07/
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