Welcome to the final episode in the Gerard Daley series. In this episode Gerard discusses his path of combat thru Australia, New Guinea and the Philippines as we well as the impact the war had on him.

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In a Warrior Next Door first, we offer an addendum to the second episode of the Gerard Daley Series to provide additional information on how Archie Mitchell overcame the loss of his wife, Elsie, and their five friends from a Japanese balloon bomb explosion on May 5, 1945. These deaths were the "Only place on the American Continent Where Death Resulted from Enemy Action During WWII".

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In this episode, we discuss other Japanese submarine attacks along the west coast of the United States during WWII as well as his additional training he undertook before he would ship out for Australia.

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Welcome to Episode 1 of the 3 part Gerard Daley series. Mr. Daley served in the Western Defense Command and  the First Cavalry 49th Field Artillery. In this episode Gerard discusses his entry into the military prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, and witnessing the Japanese sub I-17 shell an oil refinery near Santa Barbara California and the ensuing panic.

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Welcome back Warrior Next Door listeners. Imagine manning a coastal gun north of Santa Barbara, CA in early 1942 and seeing a huge Japanese submarine steam past your gun sights. You are ordered not to fire on it and then witness it shell an oil refinery: the first bombardment of US shores since the War of 1812. This was the experience of Sgt Gerard Daley who served in the Western Defense Command in 1942 and then the First Cavalry in the Pacific Theater. Warning Citizen! Our homes are in danger now! Come along on this next series as we explore the west coast panic that ensued after the bombardment of our coast by the Japanese submarine I-17.

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Join us for an exclusive, behind the scenes tour of the storied Liberation House in St Laurent sur mer, the first house liberated by the allies on Omaha Beach and a focal point for the French Resistance prior to the invasion!

Episode 2 will focus on the people who lived in the area of St Laurent sur mer under NAZI occupation, many of whom joined the resistance movement and helped provide critical information to the allies prior to the invasion on June 6th, 1944. 
This episode also shares the conflict the Olard family endured in the community after the war and how it was brought to a righteous conclusion by his great nephew and current owner of the Liberation House, Sebastian Olard. 

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Join us for an exclusive, behind the scenes tour of the storied Liberation House in St Laurent sur mer, the first house liberated by the allies on Omaha Beach and a focal point for the French Resistance prior to the invasion!

Episode 1 describes the history of the Liberation House as shared by the owner, Sebastian Olard, whose great uncles served in the local resistance movement during the war. Sebastian provided Bill Parker and our families access to this historic building during our trip to Normandy on June 6, 2022 where we learned a little bit about a small part of a big war!

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Please join us for a short 2 part series as we set foot inside La Maison de la Liberation or the Liberation House. This is a richly fascinating story of intrigue that we learned of on our trip to Normandy in June 2022 and entails the story of the first home liberated on D-Day just up from Omaha Beach, its French occupants who were involved in the French resistance against the German occupation, accusations of collaboration, and the eventual recent clearing of the family name. Watch your back Mon Amie and be careful to whom you speak. The filthy bosch are everywhere and the citizens of st Laurent sur mer will stop at nothing to push them out. VIVA LE FRANCE!! 

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In this episode we hear of the kamikaze attacks against the ship and divert to a short discussion on a topic Mr Edwards brings up, the destroyer USS Abner Reed, as well as the gory role Mr Edwards had to endure in body recovery after a kamikaze attack. 

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Welcome to Episode 3 of the four part Allan Edwards series where we follow a Bugler aboard the battleship USS California during the second half of WWII. In this episode, the action starts heating up for Allan as he endures the Battle of Leyte Gulf and kamikazes aboard the battleship USS California. 

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