Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale. This week, your Curator Zach is talking about a WW2 Tragedy he found he has a personal connection to!
Have you ever experienced those spine-tingling moments when seemingly unrelated events align perfectly, revealing something profound you never knew you were searching for? That's exactly what happened during Zach's visit to Normandy, France.
The day began with a simple plan to tour the D-Day sites. Little did hhe know that weeks before his departure, a casual conversation with his mother would plant the seed for an extraordinary discovery. "I think we have family buried at that cemetery you're visiting, That cemetery was the Normandy American Cemetery, and that relative was John McGowan
Armed with just a memorial card and curiosity, what unfolded next was far beyond a typical cemetery visit. The staff welcomed him with unexpected ceremony, explaining that my relative was part of a classified World War II disaster that remained secret for over 70 years. The SS Leopoldville, carrying 2,200 American troops including John, was torpedoed by a German U-boat on Christmas Eve 1944, just miles from shore. In the chaos that followed, 763 soldiers perished – their stories immediately classified by military authorities to maintain morale during a critical phase of the war.
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References:
- https://www.honorstates.org/profiles/62632/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/66th_Infantry_Division_%28United_States%29?utm_source=chatgpt.com
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_L%C3%A9opoldville_(1928)
- https://www.abmc.gov/video/normandy-american-cemetery/?utm_campaign=Website
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