John was very happy after the war. After
the war, he went to the Far East but when
he arrived in India the Americans
launched the atom bomb and the war was
over. He was always happy when he saw
his family. The fightings at Hill 112 were
a very bad...
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John was very happy after the war. After
the war, he went to the Far East but when
he arrived in India the Americans
launched the atom bomb and the war was
over. He was always happy when he saw
his family. The fightings at Hill 112 were
a very bad experience and he will never
forget this. He often comes back in
Normandy but he can't explain why.
After the war he joined a friend as a
farmer for 2 years but, it was not very
successful. Then he qualified as a
lighting engineer and worked during 40
years. He came back to Normandy for
the first time in 1949, he visited Hill 112
on a bike with his wife. There were many
vehicles which were being cut up to get
the scrap iron. He recognised the
trenches exactly like they were in 1944,
5 years later, they were still there. He has
difficulties to explain his feeling when he
came back to Normandy for the first
time, he thought it was very interesting
but also very sad. It's the same each year.
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