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30 [night] missions fl ying in the 8th
Air Force based in England during
World War II:
… I can tell you fi rsthand as a
radio operator and aerial gunner,
lead crew, assigned to the 303rd
bomb group, 8th Air force, 1st Air
division, that we never — I repeat,
never — fl ew night missions in the
8th Air Force.
—Lt. Col. E.J. Giering, USA-Ret.
Clinton, Conn.
Marines at Normandy RE T I RE N O T H I NG
®
[In reference to retired Army
Reserve Col. R.H. McCormick’s letter
Never retire your spirit. Never let go of your curiosity or
regarding “Movie Mistakes,” “Your
zest for life. And never, ever surrender your independence.
Views,” July 2008:] Marines were in-
volved in all the amphibious landings
At Presbyterian Homes, we have a different kind of
from North Africa through Normandy.
mission. We answer to a different bottom line. Here,
A number of Marine offi cers
we put your independence above everything else.
served on the SHAEF [Supreme
Headquarters Allied Expeditionary
Presbyterian Homes is a not-for-profit organization
Force] staff and subordinate staffs,
with a national reputation for creating extraordinary
in G-3 roles planning the [Norman-
communities for older adults for over 100 years.
dy] landings. Earlier, Marines had
Communities that are alive with people, intellectual
trained Army units for the landings awareness, enduring friendships.
in North Africa.
When [members of ] the 2nd
Give up nothing. And above all else, retire nothing.
Ranger Battalion [had] diffi culty
scaling the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc,
plans were made to land Marines
from the detachment [aboard] USS
In Illinois: Evanston • Lake Forest • Arlington Heights
Texas. The Army high command,
800-896-9095 • www.presbyterianhomes.org
fearing possible headlines claiming
Marines saved the Rangers, forbade
any Marine units to be landed. A
please send me more information about
presbyterian homes communities located in:
number of Marines attached to vari-
ous Army staffs did land.
a74 Evanston a74 Lake Forest a74 Arlington Heights
No doubt that is the reason Ste-
ven Spielberg picked a Marine to
name: _________________________________________________________________
be a technical advisor [for “Saving
address: ______________________________________________________________
Private Ryan”]. Normandy, after all,
was an amphibious operation.
city-state-zip: ______________________________________________________
—Lt. Col. J.L. Owens, USMC-Ret. phone: ________________________________________________________________
via e-mail
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3200 grant st., evanston, il 60201
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