WWII submarine veteran aboard the MV Boudicca recalls D-Day WWII submarine detector Alec Penstone, 94, recalls D-Day and tells his story on that day where his mission was to protect the Allied fleet from the U-boats. Spending most of his time underwater, he didn’t set foot on the Normandy beaches but still played a key role in freeing Europe "from that thing that I (he) didn’t want anybody to have" and he is "thankful" to have been part of it. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES