Sergeant Joe Beyrle parachuted into Normandy during the allied D-Day invasion of Europe on June 6,1944.

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It was at the forefront of the action with the Normandy landings in June 1944, again going behind enemy lines in jeeps assisting the French Resistance and providing crucial intelligence for allied forces.

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It was expected there would be a lot of military paraplegics after the 1944 landings in Normandy.

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Veterans had gathered on the clifftop overlooking Gold Beach where thousands of UK troops came ashore in the assault on Normandy on June 6, 1944.

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