John Howard received the DSO from Field Marshall Montgomery in France and on 6th June the 54th Anniversary of the battle he received the Croix de Guerre from the French Government.
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Reginald John Howard was born on 8 December 1912 to Jack and Ethel Howard, who lived in London's West End. The eldest of nine children, Howard's family background was working class. His father worked as a barrelmaker for a brewery after serving in the trenches in France during World War I, while his mother kept the house and looked after the children. During his formative years, Howard was active member of the Boy Scouts, he also enjoyed attending school and did very well, earning a scholarship to attend secondary school. However, the economic situation at the time was hard and at the age of fourteen he began full-time work, working as a clerk at a broker's firm. In order to further his education he took evening classes and continued with the Scouts. In 1931, however, he found himself out of work, after the brokerage firm that he was working for went out of business
For more information about Major Howard's participation in D-Day go to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Howard_(British_Army_officer)
AND
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/09/a4069109.shtml
Wiki:
Reginald John Howard was born on 8 December 1912 to Jack and Ethel Howard, who lived in London's West End. The eldest of nine children, Howard's family background was working class. His father worked as a barrelmaker for a brewery after serving in the trenches in France during World War I, while his mother kept the house and looked after the children. During his formative years, Howard was active member of the Boy Scouts, he also enjoyed attending school and did very well, earning a scholarship to attend secondary school. However, the economic situation at the time was hard and at the age of fourteen he began full-time work, working as a clerk at a broker's firm. In order to further his education he took evening classes and continued with the Scouts. In 1931, however, he found himself out of work, after the brokerage firm that he was working for went out of business
For more information about Major Howard's participation in D-Day go to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Howard_(British_Army_officer)
AND
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/09/a4069109.shtml
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