War baby !
With Lt Governor of Texas
John Connally in 1968
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A BIT OF PERSONAL HISTORY
Baby Danielle would not have been born if
American soldiers had not taken her mother in a
jeep to the hospital in Carentan close
to Utah Beach
(remember "Band of Brothers"
?) Suzanne, a cousin was
killed by shrapnel
next to her father & mother…
Because
of the stories she heard from her parents of the
D-Day 1944 period, Danielle always felt some kind
of gratitude towards United States and this is
why she first went there in 1967 and again in
1968 to marry a Texan…
She lived in Texas & California
for about 16 years then decided to
"go back to her roots" in 1983"
Highlights
of Danielle's 26 years of varied experience in
the travel industry include service as the
Director of the Caen & Falaise Tourist
Offices, Travel agent in Houston & San Diego,
area Sales Manager for
Meridien hotels based in Los Angeles.
In
addition to her native French, Danielle is fluent
in English and also speaks German and some
Spanish as a result of her residence in those
countries. She has traveled extensively
throughout the world and now looks forward to
introducing the treasures of Normandy to you !
She now works as an independent Travel
coordinator & guide and resides in the
small town of Isigny-sur-Mer
(liberated June 8th by the 75th
R.I. of the 29th Inf.Div.)
right in the center of the
American sector of the D-Day Beaches.
 
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Today
Dad under paratrooper's
training with US forces in 1945
© Old family pictures
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