Tattered but Proud

Tattered but Proud

On 6 June 1944 this flag proudly flew on the rear deck of Landing Craft Control 60 as it helped lead the invasion fleet towards Utah Beach. The vessel’s commander was Lieutenant Howard van der Beek, a 26-year-old from Iowa. The lieutenant’s father was born in The Netherlands, and in June of this year a Dutch family bought the flag at an auction. The flag, scarred by battle and time, is now on loan at the National Military Museum in the Dutch city of Soesterberg. It is part of a special exhibition that highlights the Normandy invasion as well as the symbolism of the American flag. The exhibition will run until the end of the year. For more posts on WWII, see my Facebook page. (Photo courtesy Nationaal Militair Museum)

2019-01-28T23:48:11+01:00