RN DEMS gunner, midships oerlikon on MV Fylla ammunition ship from Cardiff to Omaha with Puerto Rican Stevedore Battalion 6th June

Franck Allanson

From the vantage point of his merchant ship, Franck witnessed the extraordinary invasion of Omaha beach during the Normandy landings.

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