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		jbandela1 on July 13, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: World War II frogmen who trained in secret off the... The other place where the frogmen/underwater demolition teams trained was Ft. Pierce, Florida Their main focus was the D-Day Normandy invasion and, in fact the Florida beaches were used to practice for D-Day.

pfdietz on July 13, 2022 [–]

There's a bit about them in James D. Hornfischer's last book, The Fleet At Flood Tide, and the role they played in the western Pacific.

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