Boatswain's Mate First Class Nelson Dubroc served in the Normandy Invasion with a Naval Combat Demolition Unit (NCDU) when he was just 18 years old. It was their job to destroy obstacles with explosives in order to clear the way for the rest of the invasion.
In this interview, Dubroc recounts the chaos of D-Day.
To hear more from Dubroc, check out his interview with the Veterans History Project.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
WWII Fighter Ace Flies in Korea
Intelligence Officer Fighting in Europe
Fighter Pilot of the Tuskegee Airmen
Three War Army Hero
Pacific War Diary
Flying Tigers & Silver Streaks
Medal of Honor & Battlefield Recordings
D-Day Diary
D-Day The First Hours
First Helicopter Combat Rescue Mission
Combat Medics in Vietnam
Tunnel Rats in Vietnam
Snipers in Vietnam
SOG Covert Task Force in Vietnam
Wild Weasels in Vietnam
Bat 21Rescue in Vietnam
Forward Air Controllers in Vietnam
Vietnam Forward Observers
Iwo Jima
Marine Raiders in the Pacific
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Recruiting Future with Matt Alder
Conflicted: A History Podcast
This American President
Professional Book Nerds
FIVE MINUTE NEWS