Part 2
A classic tale of British infantry adventure in WW2. How the Fighting Through WW2 memoirs podcast put the families of two war comrades in touch with each other.
Sicily and D-Day campaigns featured. Durham Light Infantry DLI and Green Howards feature.
More great unpublished history!
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Rennie Shaw
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56500895/rennie-shaw/flower
Augie Herchenratter
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/war-hero-augie-herchenratter-hoped-to-make-it-to-the-nhl/article37536495/
Men of Worth project
https://www.menofworth.org.uk/
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