World War II Veteran Publishes New Book about Omaha Beach

"D-Day Hero Destroyer Identified After 68 Year Search," a new book by Ray Woods., has been released by RoseDog Books.

Ray Woods was the only schooled radarman on the USS O'Brien from its commissioning in Boston to the end of World War II in San Diego, California.

Ray survived six major invasions from D-Day Normandy to Okinawa. His radarroom was blown up twice, once by a German shore battery and again by a Japanese suicide plane. His position enabled him to know the details as to why the USS O'Brien could not be found by the troops on Omaha beach on D-Day after the war ended. Ray was monitoring the radio contact with the troops on the beach when the O'Brien attacked the tunnel and guns of the Germans D-Day morning at Omaha beach.

"D-Day Hero Destroyer Identified After 68 Year Search" is a 114-page paperback with a retail price of $14.00. The ISBN is 978-1-4349-3477-2. It was published by RoseDog Books, an imprint of Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, or to request a review copy, please go to our virtual pressroom at www.dorrancepressroom.com or our online bookstore at www.rosedogbookstore.com.