D-Day was 79 years ago today; Columbian Raymond Wallace was there

 

Raymond C. Wallace, Jr.

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79 years ago today, on D-Day, the invasion of Normandy began. Columbian Raymond C. Wallace, Jr. was there. Sharon Lintner's LNP feature article on Wallace is HERE. 

Wallace's Hometown Hero banner was the first to be hung in Columbia (at 3rd & Locust).

[Columbia Spy photo]

Wallace, seen here giving a "thumbs up," participated in Columbia's 2023 Memorial Day Parade.

[Columbia Spy photo]