Last D-Day hero who shared real war stories passes away at 99
Royal Navy veteran who protected US forces during Normandy invasion has died. George Chandler was known for telling true stories about D-Day horrors instead of sugar-coating war memories
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
