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Lauren Johnson landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day

This article expands on last week’s story about Lauren “Shorty” Johnson. Most of what appears below was transcribed directly from my tape recorded interview with Johnson in May 2004. My questions are in italics. His replies follow in plain text.

This article expands on last week’s story about Lauren “Shorty” Johnson. Most of what appears below was transcribed directly from my tape recorded interview with Johnson in May 2004. My questions are in italics. His replies follow in plain text.

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