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Normandy (Operation Overlord)
Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of occupied Europe commonly known as D-Day, saw the 6th Airborne Division in action f...
Sergeant William Thomas Walker initially served with the Royal Norfolks before transferring to the Parachute Regiment. After completion of Parachute Course 82 at RAF RIngway in mid-September 1943, he joined 9th (Essex) Parachute Battalion.He took part in the Normandy campaign, during Op Overlord.