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NEW BOOK TELLS THE UNTOLD TRUE STORY OF THE WORLD WAR II FROGMEN WHO GAVE RISE TO THE NAVY SEALS
With echoes of Unbroken, the derring-do and bravado of The Right Stuff; and the battle-forged camaraderie of Band of Brothers, Into Enemy Waters by award-winning journalist Andrew Dubbins (Aug. 23, 2022, Diversion Books) details the origins and heroic missions of World War II’s elite unit of Navy frogmen, told through the eyes of one of its last living members, 95-year-old George Morgan.
Morgan was just a wiry, 17-year-old lifeguard from New Jersey when he joined the Navy’s new combat demolition unit, tasked to blow up enemy coastal defenses ahead of landings by Allied forces. His first assignment: Omaha Beach on D-Day
When he returned stateside, Morgan learned that his service was only beginning. Outfitted with swim trunks, a dive mask, and ...
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Veterans RadioAndrew DubbinsGeorge MorganDraper KaufmanUDT