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Memorial Americain de Colleville sur mer

 

Middle picture is showing as follows: "Within a few days,Mrs Niland received three heartbraking telegrams.Robert had died in Normandy on D-Day.His brother Preston was killed on June 7th near Utah Beach.A third brother,Eddie was reported as missing in the Pacific,butreturned home after being rescued from a POW camp.The Army sent Fritz,the 4th son back to the US.The Niland story was the basis for the film Saving Private Ryan ".

 

 

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