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<blockquote data-quote="spazzwarr" data-source="post: 2211900" data-attributes="member: 11361">I have a collection of old radio shows.&nbsp; Every June 6th, I listen to the recordings of the original CBS &amp; NBC radio announcement of the invasion and the hourly updates.&nbsp; In those days radio was the only real-time media.&nbsp; As I listen to those recordings, I can imagine the families of those armed forces personnel setting around the radio listening for any news about success and particular units.&nbsp; My father served with the 45th Division in WW II, and my grandma would tell me stories of how my grandfather would set glued to the radio hoping for updates.&nbsp; The 45th was not at Normandy.&nbsp; They had joined the battle early on in North Africa, then on to Sicily, Anzio (Italy), then the southern invasion of France and on to Germany which including the liberation of Dachau.All in all over 500 days of combat.&nbsp; There is an excellent book about the 45th in WW II.&nbsp; It is called the &quot;Rock of Anzio&quot; by Flint Whitlock.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="spazzwarr, post: 2211900, member: 11361"] I have a collection of old radio shows. Every June 6th, I listen to the recordings of the original CBS & NBC radio announcement of the invasion and the hourly updates. In those days radio was the only real-time media. As I listen to those recordings, I can imagine the families of those armed forces personnel setting around the radio listening for any news about success and particular units. My father served with the 45th Division in WW II, and my grandma would tell me stories of how my grandfather would set glued to the radio hoping for updates. The 45th was not at Normandy. They had joined the battle early on in North Africa, then on to Sicily, Anzio (Italy), then the southern invasion of France and on to Germany which including the liberation of Dachau. All in all over 500 days of combat. There is an excellent book about the 45th in WW II. It is called the "Rock of Anzio" by Flint Whitlock. [/QUOTE]

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