David Wood
(1923-2009)
British Army officer, born 1923
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Colonel David James Wood MBE (23 February 1923 – 12 March 2009) was the last surviving officer of the coup de main operation carried out by glider borne troops of the 2nd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (the 52nd), on D Day, 6 June 1944, tasked with capturing Pegasus Bridge and Horsa Bridge before the main assault on the Normandy beaches began.
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23 February 1923 Corsham, Wiltshire, England
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| Died |
12 March 2009 (aged 86) Devonshire, England
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