[Dixielandjazz] Some Birthdays June 6 - and more

[Don Ingle]

M J (Mike) Logsdon wrote:
> You forgot me, and the Invasion of Normandy.  (!)
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Also Red Ingle's wedding anniversary - and he and wife "Eddie" (Edwina) 
had been to anniversary dinner and had come home to find their genius 
teenager (moi) had left the radio on and the invasion was being 
broadcast on NBC. Red was already preparing to leave in a few days with 
Spike Jones for England and a  long USO tour. They were on a troop ship 
enroute and dodging U-Boats going over. They waited in England for 
several weeks doing camp shows until the beaches at Nomandy has been 
cleared and moved into "hedgerow heaven", They landed in France as the 
first USO unit to go into France following D-Day. For me, it is a date 
never to be forgotten, but most newspapers seemed to have forgotten 
D-day here in Michigan. Incidently, they landed along with Dinah Shore 
and Edgar G. Robinson who were sent on to other units to entertian. Good 
troupers all!
In all, they spent most of two months entertaining troops in England, 
then in France, often in the wake of Patton's armor.
As to their wedding date, dad joined the Goldkette office and at age 19 
worked with the Dorseys, Bix, Tram and other units of the Goldkette 
Detroit stable.  D-Day is still etched in deep memory in this household.
Happy birthday, Padre Mike.