Retired Chief Radioman Joe Pearson points to the name of his ship, LST 306
Retired Chief Radioman Joe Pearson points to the name of his ship, LST 306 in which he landed on Utah Beach in Normandy, France on D-Day 1944. As he pointed, ceremony participants and French civilians - some of which had been children during the invasion - snapped his photo. He was returning to the beach for the first time since that day to participate in the dedication of the U.S. Navy Memorial on September 27, 2008. The memorial, sponsored by the Naval Order of the United States, honors all who participated in Operation Neptune, the Naval part of Operation Overlord, the invasion of France on June 6, 1944. (Photo courtesy of Chief Petty Officer Steven L. Schultz)
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