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Keith Whiting shares his experiences as a D-Day veteran aboard HMS Ramillies during the Normandy landings.

Send us Fan Mail On 6 June 1944, Keith Whiting was serving aboard HMS Ramillies, a British battleship supporting the Normandy landings. Keith helped fire the massive 15-inch guns that bombarded German defences ahead of the Allied assault on the beaches, and then supported them as they fought their way inland. HMS Ramillies fired so many shells during the invasion that her gun barrels later had to be replaced. Keith reflects on his wartime experiences, the comrades he served alongside, and th...

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