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Gunners on D-Day
Enlisted gunners, average American boys, scowl, smile or grit their teeth when Intelligence Officers pull wide the curtains concealing route maps. He says, "This is D-Day men. 11,000 planes will be up there with you to-day. Not only our Army planes, but the Navy's too. Right now the RAF is over there plastering Hell out of that coast. Our Fortresses will bomb these targets 11 minutes ahead of landing parties".