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A veteran interview with

Henry Draper

During the Normandy landings Henry Draper arrived at Juno Beach

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About Henry Draper

Henry Draper was an anti-aircraft gunner in the 343 Heavy AKAK Battery 109 Regiment. He was trained at Sandwich golf course and in July 1944 boarded a Liberty ship in Southend to travel to Normandy.

Henry gives a brief recap of his journey across the channel, which was fairly uneventful except the for the disembarkation, which involved jumping from the Liberty ship to a tank landing craft – he later found out that those who didn’t jump were thrown across.

His regiment landed at Courseulles-sur-mer and was deployed both as field artillery against German soldiers, and in an anti-aircraft role to protect supply lines.

Henry’s short, but intriguing, recollection of his time in Normandy ended with his involvement in the siege of Dunkirk.

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A veteran interview with

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During the Normandy landings Henry Draper arrived at Juno Beach

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