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French D-Day History Buff Pays Homage By Tracing The Things Soldiers Left Behind

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The name John Soah is stenciled on the life jacket.

The name John Soah is stenciled on the life jacket.

Mathieu Delamotte, with a U.S. Army life vest issued to John Soah of Sag Harbor during World War II. Delamotte is in front of the Azeville Battery, a heavily fortified German defensive position in Normandy that is now a museum. COURTESY MATHIEU DELAMOTTE

Mathieu Delamotte, with a U.S. Army life vest issued to John Soah of Sag Harbor during World War II. Delamotte is in front of the Azeville Battery, a heavily fortified German defensive position in Normandy that is now a museum. COURTESY MATHIEU DELAMOTTE

A story in The Sag Harbor Express announcing a homecoming celebration for John Soah after the war.

A story in The Sag Harbor Express announcing a homecoming celebration for John Soah after the war.

John Noah's life jacket on display.

John Noah's life jacket on display.

authorStephen J. Kotz on Nov 9, 2021
As a child growing up in Normandy, where the memory of the Allied landings on June 6, 1944 — D-Day — is everywhere in the form of cemeteries, memorials, and... more

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