Capt. Alex Hacker, in Belgium 1945 D Day 6 June, 1944 82 years ago Allied Forces stormed the beaches of Normandy.  Among those forces was Captain Alex Hacker, father of SKCGS member Alexis Hacker Booker.  These photos and the information with them are from Alexis and her sister Dee Jarvis. Day One, Landing Craft Dee Jarvis:  My dad was on one of the first boats [landing craft] and was pulled off for a doctor [who was senior to my father and demanded to take his place], who was shot in the landing. Daddy went on day 2, encountering gunfire and bodies.  Alexis Visits Omaha Beach Omaha Beach Division Marker Alexis Hacker Booker:  I was on Omaha Beach three years ago. I called our mother Evelyn from the beach and this is what she told me: Our father Alex was in the Corp of Engineers, and the engineers were placed on various landing craft with the Infantry. They already had orders for when they got ashore.  However, when they hit the beaches their o...