{"id":5546,"date":"2024-01-14T13:01:29","date_gmt":"2024-01-14T20:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/?p=5546"},"modified":"2024-02-14T13:02:11","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T20:02:11","slug":"rebroadcast-wwii-veteran-frank-devita","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/ww-ii\/rebroadcast-wwii-veteran-frank-devita\/","title":{"rendered":"[Rebroadcast] WWII Veteran Frank DeVita"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5546\" class=\"elementor elementor-5546\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42cca0e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42cca0e0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d4c26d5\" data-id=\"5d4c26d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68b9d13b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68b9d13b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>WWII Veteran Frank DeVita joined the Coast Guard to serve our country. He ended up as a ramp operator on a Higgins Boat landing craft on the first wave of soldiers landing at Omaha Beach in Normandy on D-Day. Frank made 11 or 12 trips back and forth from his ship to the beach on June 6, 1944. He never talked about the war until 1977. His children had no idea of his service until then. I had the great honor to accompany Frank and three other D-Day Veterans to Normandy in 2016. Frank\u2019s story is absolutely riveting. You won\u2019t want to miss it.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><em>Feature image credit: The History Channel.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e38d22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e38d22\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b542fe9\" data-id=\"b542fe9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dabb61e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dabb61e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4208\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Frank as a young soldier.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-241f4db\" data-id=\"241f4db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d2d939 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9d2d939\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"197\" height=\"314\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4210\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image5.jpg 197w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image5-188x300.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Frank with the 2016 Normandy Picnic host.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75b1c2d\" data-id=\"75b1c2d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c0c1a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c0c1a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image8.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4211\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image8.jpg 480w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image8-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The table for the picnic. The French love American soldiers.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca07b4c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca07b4c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c3d002\" data-id=\"6c3d002\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1edc9e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1edc9e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Lohoefer.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c66b160\" data-id=\"c66b160\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da04b45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"da04b45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"635\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4213\" alt=\"\" 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