Sharing memories. From: Daily Press (Victorville, CA) | Date: June 4, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 Daily Press. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Tracie Troha

Jun. 4--HELENDALE -- World War II veteran John Sonneborn's eyes swelled with tears as he talked about the day 62 years ago when his life was changed forever. Before that day on D-Day, June 6, 1944, Sonneborn said he "was not a good guy." "I didn't do the things my parents wanted me to do," he said. "I was not a good student." As Allied forces invaded the beaches of Normandy, France, Sonneborn was flying a B-24 bomber known as the Upstairs Maid over Ploesti, Romania, on a mission to bomb the oil fields that supplied fuel to the enemy's tanks. Sonneborn and ...

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