Documentarian Helps 103-yo D-Day Survivor Recover His Lost War Medals
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Douglas Halley, 103, a D-Day veteran who landed on Normandy beaches with the Royal Artillery in 1944, was reunited with his three war medals—the 1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, and War Medal 1939-45—after an amateur WWII historian discovered his military record and contacted his family. The recovery was completed just before Remembrance Day.
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