Famed Bible Recovered from Omaha Beach Now in Memorial Collection
With great honor and gratitude, the National D-Day Memorial Foundation announces the Bible carried by Raymond Hoback, found by a soldier on Omaha Beach on June 7, 1944, is now part of the Memorial’s permanent artifact collection. Lucille Hoback Boggess, who lost brothers Raymond and Bedford on D-Day, presented the cherished family heirloom to Foundation President & CEO April Cheek-Messier during a private meeting earlier this month. [caption id="attachment_31193" align="alignleft" width="700"] Lucille Hoback Boggess holding a photo of her brother Raymond and the Bible he carried on D-Day[/caption] “We are so honored that the family has decided to entrust us with this...