Name: Guy Whidden, Paratrooper
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Description: Guy Whidden was one of the first to parachute into Normandy on D-Day. A moment of divine intervention would save his life.

Guy Whidden was one of the first to parachute into Normandy on D-Day. A moment of divine intervention would save his life.

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D-Day Stories: Guy Whidden, Paratrooper

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Guy Whidden was one of the first to parachute into Normandy on D-Day.  A moment of divine intervention would save his life.

Guy Whidden, Paratrooper

<p>World War II was the biggest and deadliest war in history, involving more than 30 countries. Sparked by the 1939 Nazi invasion of Poland, the war dragged on for six bloody years until the Allies defeated the Axis powers of Nazi Germany, Japan and Italy in 1945. Explore the battles, leaders and atrocities from the war and its impact on geopolitics and humankind.</p>


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