Joseph Wood, who recently told The Press of his service on board a minesweeper on June 6, 1944, during the Normandy landings, was visited by the Lord Mayor of York and The Sheriff of York.
Inside the conservatory of the care home in Fulford where he lives, the 99-year-old spoke about his wartime experience and displayed citations and medals including the Légion d’honneur – France’s highest order of merit.
He said he told them how unpleasant things there were for him as an 18-year-old.
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