tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7742362900372122352.post3420534253485853726..comments2023-06-07T11:43:41.477-04:00Comments on Normandy D Day Vet: Oldest Military Blogger D Day First Lightsolfinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00991688237639276804noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7742362900372122352.post-43361703187286498862011-07-15T23:28:29.774-04:002011-07-15T23:28:29.774-04:00The tanks that made it on the beach were mostly de...The tanks that made it on the beach were mostly delivered by LSTs.<br />(Landing Ship Tanks)<br />Even the tanks in the first hours were brought ashore individually or two or more at a time depending on their <br />loading ability onto LCTs.<br />(Landing Craft Tanks).<br />That's how we did it!<br />Finnegansolfinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00991688237639276804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7742362900372122352.post-24497523904244864532011-07-15T22:43:26.466-04:002011-07-15T22:43:26.466-04:00I don't recall that any of those tanks made it...I don't recall that any of those tanks made it to the beach. The Discovery Channel did a thing on this where they dived down off the beach and actually found many of them on the bottom. <br /><br />I've always wondered how many men were lost aboard them and how many if any survived.Sgt. Machttp://macsmilitary.com/sgtmacsblognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7742362900372122352.post-60986547827336500442011-07-15T19:53:30.506-04:002011-07-15T19:53:30.506-04:00SGT.MAC,
Never saw floating tanks in the water
but...SGT.MAC,<br />Never saw floating tanks in the water<br />but I wondered about the funny canvas<br />covers around the tanks turrets mounted on the 4th Division Tanks when we welcomed them on the beach.<br />It seems the British had a disaster with them because of the rough waters.<br />The treated canvas was supposed to keep the tank afloat but the waves washed over them and sunk a few.solfinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00991688237639276804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7742362900372122352.post-61025717721033193912011-07-15T00:34:57.016-04:002011-07-15T00:34:57.016-04:00Was wondering if you saw any of the "floating...Was wondering if you saw any of the "floating" tanks, most of which sunk in the heavy seas? I remember this story from a Discovery Channel program.Sgt. Machttp://macsmilitary.com/sgtmacsblognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7742362900372122352.post-20658335784205712542011-07-02T15:49:31.301-04:002011-07-02T15:49:31.301-04:00Sgt. Mac,
Censorship was not a big deal until we g...Sgt. Mac,<br />Censorship was not a big deal until we got to Camp Miles Standish outside of Boston, Mass. From that time on until I was back in the States, our mail was critically censored by our Company Second Lieutenant. We never knew what was cut out, blacked out or corrected. We only found out what was censored when we received mail. Strangely enough, incoming mail was never censored. I could have received secret information that might be detrimental to Allied forces. Ironic, isn't it?solfinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00991688237639276804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7742362900372122352.post-16189095395279268242011-06-30T13:39:29.449-04:002011-06-30T13:39:29.449-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Sgt.Machttp://macsmilitary.com/sgtmacsblognoreply@blogger.com