Remembering D-Day: Artifacts return to USS Texas after tour across Europe
by SBG San Antonio | David Warner
Saturday, Jul 20th 2024
Artifacts from the USS Texas have returned after visiting Europe to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Normandy invasion. (Battleship Texas)
SAN ANTONIO – A historic homecoming for Texan artifacts after a very special D-Day commemoration.
On Saturday, artifacts including components from the ship hull, a roller bearing, and a steel silhouette figuring from 1945, all returned home to the USS Texas after a tour across Europe.
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Those artifacts flew with the Commemorative Air Force, on the aircraft named That’s All, Brother, during a historic flight over Normandy, recognising the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Invasion.
“Today’s celebration is monumental, as we celebrate the return of the Battleship from the historic 80th-anniversary celebration in Normandy,” said Matt Pham, Vice President of Development at the Battleship Texas Foundation.
The event saw veterans who braved the beaches and survived the invasion reunited for the first time in eight decades.
The items returned home to Galveston Island, where the USS Texas serves as a museum.
“The Battleship Texas is here so the kids, the latest generation, can not only read about, it but also see it,” said Texas Congressman Randy Webber.
The Battleship Texas was the last remaining battleship of World War One and World War Two, having served in North Africa, Normandy, Southern France, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.
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