Demolition Unit on D-Day: ENS Nathan Irwin

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Ensign Nathan Erwin served in the Navy in World War II, and was among the first to invade Normandy on D-Day. As a member of a Naval Combat Demolition Unit (NCDU), it was his job to use explosives to destroy obstacles that could prevent allied landing craft from reaching the beach.

During the interview, he says he was struck when he saw all the headstones of civilians that were killed in the invasion:

“These civilians were killed, because they were maybe five miles back of the coast. And when those naval guns were shooting, these 16 incher guns and when the bombs were coming down and there was a lot of smoke and everything on the shore, they got hit. And you'll see them on the headstones…” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


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