D-day

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A World War Two veteran who served in the Arctic convoys and played a role in D-Day has died aged 100.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

But Golding, a World War II veteran, had seen firsthand the horrors of D-Day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

He entered the Army’s 101st Airborne Division and earned a Purple Heart as one of the paratroopers who, at age 20, dropped into German-occupied France on D-Day, June 6, 1944.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

D-Day veteran Jack Mortimer, who is 102 years old, is also expected to attend.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

It was like a newspaper on election night; general staff headquarters on D-Day minus one.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey