Louie Harvard owed his life to his Bible. Literally
Before going ashore on Utah beach on D-Day he was handed a
Bible which he placed in the left breast pocket of his uniform. He landed safely with his company, Company L
of the 4th Division but a few days later came under heavy fire near
Cherbourg. Shrapnel ripped through his
uniform and would have headed straight to his heart but for being intercepted
by the Bible in his pocket and deflected onto his arm.
He was evacuated to a Field Hospital and presented with the
Bible by one of the doctors who treated him.
Louie’s family donated the Bible to the Utah Beach Museum in
Normandy, where it can still be seen today.
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