George Chandler‚ one of the last D-Day heroes passed away at ninety-nine years old‚ his relatives informed today. As a young Royal Navy gunner he took part in the biggest sea-landing operation ever
In the early morning of D-Day (which happened about eighty years ago) Chandler served on a high-speed torpedo boat that protected American soldiers heading to French coast. His duty was to guard transport ships against enemy attacks; while many people romanticize this historic event he always spoke truth about its dark side
Last summer Chandler joined other remaining D-Day veterans at Normandy beaches to mark the operations 80th anniversary. During his life he focused on sharing real-life experiences from that day: he wanted younger generations to understand what actually happened on those beaches — not just what they see in movies. The brave sailor worked as a deck-gunner on British motor-torpedo boats (also known as MTBs) and his main task was defending US troops from German counter-attacks
His first-hand accounts helped people understand the true nature of war and its impact on soldiers lives. Chandler always insisted that history books dont show the whole picture; some things were too hard to describe but needed to be remembered