I couple of years ago I posted about a baby who was born on D-Day — the day, during WWII, that Allied forces invaded northern France via the beaches of Normandy. She was named Dee Day.
Today marks the 69th anniversary of D-Day, so let’s check out another D-Day baby: Earl D-Day Samuel Campbell, who was born in Gallatin, Montana, on June 6, 1944.
Not only that, but he got married on the same date exactly 20 years later — June 6, 1964. (His wife’s name was Cheryl.)
Interesting fact: The “D” in D-Day may simply (and redundantly!) stand for “day,” according to PBS:
The Army began using the codes “H-hour” and “D-day” during World War I to indicate the time or date of an operation’s start. Military planners would write of events planned to occur on “H-hour” or “D-day” — long before the actual dates and times of the operations would be known, or in order to keep plans secret. And so the “D” may simply refer to the “day” of invasion.
Sources:
- American Experience . D-Day . Did You Know? | PBS
- “Youth Has Special Celebration Today.” Albuquerque Journal 6 Jun. 1964: 1.
Image: Normandy Invasion (public domain)
Here’s an article about someone named Dee-Day Rodney White.