Captain Gaffney was commander of D Company, 81st Chemical Mortar Battalion. He as coming ashore on Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944 when his landing craft hit a mine at the Easy Green section of the beach, between theSaint Laurent and Les Moulins draw.
His body was not recovered until June 7, which is listed as his date of death.
On June 5, when the announcement of the Invasion came over the loudspeakers from General Eisenhower, Captain Gaffney turned to LT Dave Frankel and handed him a stack of papers. Captain Gaffney then went on to say "Dave, you take these papers with you. I won't make it tomorrow."
Suggested edit: His brothers:
Henry Michael Gaffney Memorial ID 147989348
Thomas Francis Gaffney Memorial ID 68796848
Contributor: Karen Gaffney (49945050)
His body was not recovered until June 7, which is listed as his date of death.
On June 5, when the announcement of the Invasion came over the loudspeakers from General Eisenhower, Captain Gaffney turned to LT Dave Frankel and handed him a stack of papers. Captain Gaffney then went on to say "Dave, you take these papers with you. I won't make it tomorrow."
Suggested edit: His brothers:
Henry Michael Gaffney Memorial ID 147989348
Thomas Francis Gaffney Memorial ID 68796848
Contributor: Karen Gaffney (49945050)
Captain Gaffney was commander of D Company, 81st Chemical Mortar Battalion. He as coming ashore on Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944 when his landing craft hit a mine at the Easy Green section of the beach, between theSaint Laurent and Les Moulins draw.
His body was not recovered until June 7, which is listed as his date of death.
On June 5, when the announcement of the Invasion came over the loudspeakers from General Eisenhower, Captain Gaffney turned to LT Dave Frankel and handed him a stack of papers. Captain Gaffney then went on to say "Dave, you take these papers with you. I won't make it tomorrow."
Suggested edit: His brothers:
Henry Michael Gaffney Memorial ID 147989348
Thomas Francis Gaffney Memorial ID 68796848
Contributor: Karen Gaffney (49945050)
His body was not recovered until June 7, which is listed as his date of death.
On June 5, when the announcement of the Invasion came over the loudspeakers from General Eisenhower, Captain Gaffney turned to LT Dave Frankel and handed him a stack of papers. Captain Gaffney then went on to say "Dave, you take these papers with you. I won't make it tomorrow."
Suggested edit: His brothers:
Henry Michael Gaffney Memorial ID 147989348
Thomas Francis Gaffney Memorial ID 68796848
Contributor: Karen Gaffney (49945050)
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