Floyd14 Posted August 9, 2021 Share #1 Posted August 9, 2021 Hello everyone, I am French, Norman, and particularly interested in ww2. A few years ago, with my ex-wife, we invited Floyd, a veteran parachutist who landed in Provence to spend a stay with us, he wanted to see more closely where and how his compatriots had fallen. I would probably complete this story later and in his memory I use his name as a nickname. I do not speak your language well but thank god the online translators save me! Thank you for welcoming me to this forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddyd00 Posted August 9, 2021 Share #2 Posted August 9, 2021 3 hours ago, Floyd14 said: Hello everyone, I am French, Norman, and particularly interested in ww2. A few years ago, with my ex-wife, we invited Floyd, a veteran parachutist who landed in Provence to spend a stay with us, he wanted to see more closely where and how his compatriots had fallen. I would probably complete this story later and in his memory I use his name as a nickname. I do not speak your language well but thank god the online translators save me! Thank you for welcoming me to this forum! Very nice Floyd and welcome. Sounds like a nice story about the Vet Paratroop. Looks forward to hearing more about it. Zach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floyd14 Posted August 9, 2021 Author Share #3 Posted August 9, 2021 Thanks Zach! I collect my memories to tell as accurately as possible the stay with Floyd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdk0911 Posted August 9, 2021 Share #4 Posted August 9, 2021 welcome to the forum - enjoy and please share your stories if you can!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backtheattack Posted August 9, 2021 Share #5 Posted August 9, 2021 Hello and welcome to the forum! Saving a veterans story is always interesting, especially in a time only a few ww2 veterans are still alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mapman Posted August 9, 2021 Share #6 Posted August 9, 2021 Bonjour Floyd, Ou habitez-vous en Normandie? Mes trois oncles etait sur la plage d'Omaha pendant le debarquement avec 29eme Division. 110eme artillerie. Mon ami Patrick Ellie: www.6juin1944.com est avec "Les Fleurs de la Memoir" aussi. Bienvenue! Tim www.ww2dday.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted August 9, 2021 Share #7 Posted August 9, 2021 Salut Floyd, Avez vous un intéressé ou information sur L’Abbey Ardenne ? Merci et bienvenue Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floyd14 Posted August 10, 2021 Author Share #8 Posted August 10, 2021 18 hours ago, Mapman said: Bonjour Floyd, Ou habitez-vous en Normandie? Mes trois oncles étaient sur la plage d'Omaha pendant le débarquement avec 29eme Division. 110eme artillerie. Mon ami Patrick Ellie: www.6juin1944.com est avec "Les Fleurs de la Mémoire" aussi... Hello, I live around Caen about 37 miles from Omaha beach and we had deposited a few bouquets at the time on the initiative of the Fleurs de la Mémoire 17 hours ago, manayunkman said: Salut Floyd, Avez vous un intéressé ou information sur L’Abbey Ardenne ? Merci et bienvenue Peter Hello, I did hear about the fighting in Villons-les-Buissons and the Canadian losses ... Thank you for your welcome, I am limited by 3 daily posts I have not read for how long, I will start a little story on the arrival of Floyd among us See you soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mapman Posted August 10, 2021 Share #9 Posted August 10, 2021 Do you know my friend "Patrick Elie" at www.6juin1944.com ? He also works at Merville Batterie. I have seen the tomb of Guillame Le Conqueror at Abbey des Hommes, et Matilda a Abbey des Dames. Regardez moi tour a la pont de La Fiere: www.ww2dday.com . See 65eme photos: sous la page. tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floyd14 Posted August 11, 2021 Author Share #10 Posted August 11, 2021 Hello, I know 6juin1944 and 2dday but not Patrick Elie personally, yes the 2 abbeys are magnificent! Here is one of my 2009 photos of a reenactor sitting on the Merville cannon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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