The former aviator, whose bomber was shot down by Japan and who died in 2018, was an early supporter of the New Orleans institution that dedicated a section in his honor last week
of life, and that fought so much to actually get this enormous memorial created. a photograph with harry is a highly prized possession here. yes, yes, always smiling, and always laughing also. guillaume dormy runs the d day museum in arromanches, and says harry had an innate ability to connect with people and to share his story. when harry walking the streets, everybody stop and want to, eh, to speak with him. we know the story of this man only in books. but when you met them, you can touch the history. alain s friendship with harry started almost 25 years ago, when a veterans lunch went on so long that he was locked out of his accommodation, and had to stay at the hotel alain owned.