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Douglas J. Raymond Diary, 4-24 June 1944

Diary, 4-24 June 1944, kept by Douglas J. Raymond (1921-1994) of Rosemont-LaPetite-Patrie, Quebec, Canada, while serving aboard an unnamed Royal Canadian Navy destroyer off the coast of France at the time of the D-Day invasion. The narrative runs from 4 June, when Raymond's ship is at work "cleaning out German subs" in the English Channel; to bombardment of German positions along the French coast and protecting Allied invaders from enemy aircraft and submarines on 6 June; continued action in the Channel until docking in Plymouth, England, on 11 June for refueling and repairs; taking part in a "surprise attack" in the Channel, about 100 miles from the invasion site, 23 June; to the final entry, "still battling subs. (Im [sic] fed up)," on 24 June.

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Douglas J. Raymond Diary, 4-24 June 1944

Raymond, Douglas J., 1921-1994

Diary, 4-24 June 1944, kept by Douglas J. Raymond (1921-1994) of Rosemont-LaPetite-Patrie, Quebec, Canada, while serving aboard an unnamed Royal Canadian Navy destroyer off the coast of France at the time of the D-Day invasion. The narrative runs from 4 June, when Raymond's ship is at work "cleaning out German subs" in the English Channel; to bombardment of German positions along the French coast and protecting Allied invaders from enemy aircraft and submarines on 6 June; continued action in the Channel until docking in Plymouth, England, on 11 June for refueling and repairs; taking part in a "surprise attack" in the Channel, about 100 miles from the invasion site, 23 June; to the final entry, "still battling subs. (Im [sic] fed up)," on 24 June.

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