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Veterans

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1. My mother's 1st ousin, the only child of my great aunt Lillian was killed by friendly fire in WWII.

Mon May 30, 2016, 11:37 PM

May 2016

He was in the Normandy invasion and survived Omaha Beach, only to be killed by friendly fire a day or so later.

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Killed by friendly fire in WWII, the weeds on his memorial are three feet tall today [View all] Omaha Steve May 2016 OP

K&R TDale313 May 2016 #2

Thank you for the photos and comments. oldandhappy May 2016 #3