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Parachuting into Normandy on "D" day.

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Contributed by听: eric1925
Location of story:听: Normandy, France.
Background to story:听: Army
Article ID:听: A3158895
Contributed on:听: 20 October 2004

The contents of this story can be viewed on the www.huddersfield1.co.uk website. Click on "View from America" and then on "Bill's WW2 exploits".
Subject matter:
A very young soldier's experiences when parachuting into Normandy on "D" day, the night of the 5th/6th of June 1944, and his capture by German Forces 13 days later.
The story also includes details of life in POW camps.

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Message 1 - your story

Posted on: 21 October 2004 by WW2 People's War Team

Dear eric1925

You are welcome to put this link to your story on this website but I'd like to suggest that you put an extract on the site. This will be then put into a category where it will be more likely to be seen by the public.

Regards, Penelope

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Message 2 - your story

Posted on: 31 October 2004 by eric1925

Hi Penelope:
I have added a brief detail of the subject matter as suggested.
The information on the website www.huddersfield1.co.uk includes details of my experiences when parachuting into Normandy with the 7th Battalion (L.I.), The Parachute Regiment, 6th Airborne Division, on the night of 5th/6th of June 1944, ("D" day), and my subsequent capture by German Forces thirteen days later.
It also it describes my life as a guest of the German Governnment on an enforced weight reduction excercise in various POW camps.
Sincerely
Eric (Bill) Sykes.

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Message 3 - your story

Posted on: 02 November 2004 by offsidenorm

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eric (bill)sykes, my wife and I recently returned from Normandy and the site of the bridge now named the Pegesus Bridge. Captured in ten minutes by the 6th airborn glider troops, and relieved by Lord Lovat and his troops who as the story goes apologised he was 2.47 mins behind schedule. What an accomplishment, the story should be told over and over again. Offside Norm

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Message 4 - your story

Posted on: 06 November 2004 by eric1925

Hi: offsidenorm
Nice to hear from you.Did you go to the www.huddersfield1.co.uk
Website in order to to read Bill's war story---if so, I do hope that you found it to be of interest.
Regards,
Bill.

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