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ADVICE 6D
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COMICS 5D
LOCAL 3A
MOVIES 4D
OBITUARIES 8A
OPINION 11A
SPORTS 1C
WEATHER 10C
YOUR MONEY 4A
Alabama Shakesrocks Seaside HeightsThousands jammed the beach to hear the first day of theGentlemen of the Road festival. Headliner Mumford & Sonstakes the stage tonight. Story and photos 3A.
Irish eyessmile inOceanportEnjoy step dancing, pipeand drums and music at the44th annual Irish Festival.
EnjoyBarnegatBayTake an eco-tour and seeanimals up close at 18th
annual festival.
Happy HourJack’s Goal Line Stand, LongBranch, $1Miller/Bud Lite/Bud, $8pitchers, half-price pizza.
Johnny Mac House of Spirits, AsburyPark, Free 12-inch pizza with alcoholicdrink purchase.
The Sawmill, Seaside Park, $5 plainSawmill slice and 16-ounce domestic.
beacheditionYOUR WEEKEND GUIDE DOWN THE SHORE
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USA TODAY EMPLOYERS ADD 280,000 JOBS IN MAY PAGE 1B
TOM SPADER/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
SHORE OAS ISDiversity of waterways makes region perfect
for kayaking, paddling and much more
For beginning tips, safety, a guide to perfect paddling spots and more, read our
comprehensive look at the growing popularity of water sports, PAGE 12A
VOLUME136
NUMBER135
SINCE 1879
SATURDAY 06.06.15
NEPTUNE— The Western Union telegram is brittle,yellowed paper now, but in June of 1944 must have feltlike an anvil in Teresa Donovan’s hands. The news: Herhusband, U.S. pilot and 1st. Lt. David Donovan, wasmissing in action.
Forty-eight hours after a successful D-Day strafingthat took out two locomotives, two tugboats, fourbarges and a truck, Donovan’s P-51 mustang got hitover France. His wingman witnessed the Bayonne na-tive inverting his plane so he could fall out — there wasno ejector seat — and saw the parachute deploy.
“I last saw him as he landed in a small field near apatch of woods,” Ralph Coleman testified.
Shortly after the telegram, a letter arrived from
Army chaplain James Zeigler citing the probabilitythat David became a prisoner of war and offeringprayers for his humane treatment.
“We feel that he will make the most of whatever sit-
Neptune scrapbook details D-Day taleJERRY CARINO @NJHOOPSHAVEN
See D-DAY, Page 5A
TANYA BREEN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Richard Donovan of Neptune holds a scrapbook dedicated tohis brother, David, a U.S. Army Corps pilot during WWII.
Author tells a Seaside love story. Indulge, 1D