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Remembering D-Day invasion 70 years later

James DeLong of Gainesville shows a picture of the men he served with during World War II. The photo also depicts the barracks where crew members lived at their base in England.

0606dday1 — James DeLong of Gainesville shows a picture of the men he served with during World War II. The photo also depicts the barracks where crew members lived at their base in England.

Life in Gainesville kept going in routine, ordinary ways. Main Street was about to get a coat of asphalt. Scout Camp was scheduled to start in a few weeks.