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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