[PAR35]

3.) At 9:51 US (2:51 AM France) the USS Ancon, flagship of the Omaha assault force, drops anchor 11 miles off the coast of France-undetected.

Also participated in the North Africa, Sicily, and Italian landings.

After Normandy, she went to the Pacific and participated at Okinawa, and was scheduled for the invasion of Japan. She was present for the surrender at Tokyo Bay.

[Rummyfan]

My father served on the Ancon during the war.