D-Day veteran describes 'big adventure' and a cup of tea after landing
Donald Howkins, 103, was a gunner in the 90th Middlesex Regiment and landed in Normandy on D-Day on June 6 1944.
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Donald Howkins, 103, was a gunner in the 90th Middlesex Regiment and landed in Normandy on D-Day on June 6 1944.
Donald Howkins, 103, was a gunner in the 90th Middlesex Regiment and landed in Normandy on D-Day on June 6 1944.
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Donald Howkins, who just celebrated his 103rd birthday, has credited his longevity to the daily dram of whisky he drinks.