well, you’re going to have to listen in at the end to find out - Oh boy! I’ve got a memoir from someone taking the troops to Normandy – not just once but eight times!!! Eric Clarke – Landing Craft Tank, D-Day landings.Īnd don’t forget the usual PS, located in Normandy where I’ve got a seriously super citation for a MM, and the story of an American soldier who only escaped death upon capture because of. Sgt Brian Moss RE – How the troops were trained and what his journey across the Channel to Normandy was like. This is a commemorative episode, where we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings. You’ll hear memoirs and memories of veterans connected to Dad’s war in some way – and much more. The aim of the Fighting Through Podcast is to give you the stories behind the story. My dad fought at Dunkirk, North Africa Sicily D-day and Germany. I’m Paul Cheall, son of Bill Cheall whose WW2 memoirs have been published by Pen and Sword – in FTFDTH. A German armoured machine gun truck stopped next to them and the officer barked “Raus! Raus mit den Händen hoch!” (Out! Out with your hands up!). My American great uncle and comrades were in a foxhole. Middleton proceeded to machine-gun the enemy infantry on the tank, although he was outnumbered by at least 30 to 1. Eric Clark, Leading Wireman, Royal Navy, D-Day. We were close to our shores when we pancaked down so hard in the sea that we broke our craft’s back. Our skipper decided to return our Landing Craft Tank to England. I heard the hiss of a bullet when it passed between myself and Sub Lieutenant Rae as we stood on the open bridge. They’d come to see us off but did not make a sound. Thousands of people came out of their houses to stand on either side of the marching men. We were off marching to the Docks where our ship lay. (The singer's real name is James Burrell.)įighting Through Podcast - Episode 42 - D-Day 75 "I'm Getting Tired So I Can Sleep" This is the Army 1943 HD (YouTube vid) Gold Beach craft beaching diagram - rescued from a skip at Green Howards Museum Eric Ernest Clark, Leading Wireman, Royal Navy, D-Day.Įric Ernest Clark D-Day veteran, wireman aboard an LCT Transcript "We were close to our shores when we pancaked down so hard in the sea that we broke our craft’s back". Interested in Bill Cheall's book? Link here for more information.įighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg, hardback, paperback and Kindle etc. Today is your 74th death day and because of that we think, especially, about you. We appreciate your work and we are very thankful. We are very grateful that you had the courage to fight. Schoolkids leave a poignant note in a cemetery: 11 April 2019 Dear CJ Tayler Link to feedback/reviews at Apple Podcasts - Thank you.īest podcast for World War 2 history and the second world war More great unpublished history - of World War 2 The officer barked “Raus! Raus mit den Händen hoch!” "A German armoured machine gun truck with infantry squad stopped next to the American soldiers. "We had delivered to Juno and Gold and were returning our Landing Craft Tank to England. Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings with memoirs about the tough training for D-Day and stories about Landing Craft Tanks delivering their cargo of hardware and humans to the battle-strewn WWII beaches.
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