Was
there also an "H-Hour" involved, when they were supposed to be hitting the
beaches, or am I thinking of some other military operation? >>> Medwyn Parry <Medwyn.Parry@RCAHMW.ORG.UK> 06/07/01 08:26AM >>> Deployment, so planning goes - D-3; D-2; D-1; D Day; D+1; D+2 etc. So if there are any changes to the planned day due to weather, logistics etc, you just move the date of D Day, and the plans for the other days just follow a pre-determined pattern. What is a Debarkation? Medwyn ----- Original Message ----- From: Lawrence, Lori L. <L.Lawrence@TCU.EDU> To: <ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU> Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 2:12 PM Subject: Re: Memorial Day, D-Day and World War II stuff > Well, way back in Junior High, they told us it was Debarkation Day. > Lori Lawrence > Texas Christian University > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sawyer, Joanne M. [mailto:SawyerJM@HIRAM.EDU] > Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 7:59 AM > To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU > Subject: Re: [ARCHIVES] Memorial Day, D-Day and World War II stuff > > Does anyone know exactly what the "D" in "D-Day" stands for? I have > "Departure Day" and "Deployment Day." Any other ideas? > Joanne Sawyer > Hiram College Archives > <sawyerjm@hiram.edu> > > > Jim Beaver > > A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List! > > To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to listserv@listserv.muohio.edu > In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname > *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES > To post a message, send e-mail to archives@listserv.muohio.edu > > Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at > http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html > > Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <rschmidt@lib.muohio.edu> > A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List! To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to listserv@listserv.muohio.edu In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to archives@listserv.muohio.edu Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <rschmidt@lib.muohio.edu> |