Bill Redston: 'We knew it could have been us killed'
Bill Redston was a First Lieutenant of Motor Launch 191 during World War Two as part of Naval Coastal Forces.
The 98-year-old, who lives in Wolverhampton, was due to guide US soldiers on to Utah Beach during the D-Day landings.
But an 11th hour decision may well have saved the life of him and his crew.
After D-Day, Mr Redston and his comrades were sent to patrol in Burma until the end of the war.
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