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"They were on Omaha Beach, 213 eyewitnesses by Laurent Lefebvre"looks at the invasion of Omaha Beach through both local and veterans testimonies. It follows the invasion minute by minute, told by those who were there, living through the chaos. |
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| If you (or a member of your family or a friend) did D-day we would be interested in hearing from you. You can be a part of this project. We would like to hear from you. To contact Laurent LEFEBVRE, our historian. | |||||
| Omaha Beach - Eyewitnesses | |||||
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Harold Baumgarten |  |
James L. Lockhart | ||
| 29th Infantry Division - 116th Regiment | 29th Infantry Division - 115th Regiment | ||||
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Harley Reynolds |  |
Herbert Krieger | ||
| 1st Infantry Division - 16th Regiment | 29th Infantry Division - 115th Regiment | ||||
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Ernest Doucette |  |
Smith H. Shumway | ||
| 6th E.S.B. - 293rd JASCO | 1st Infantry Division - 18th Regiment | ||||
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Wesley Ross |  |
Lloyd Lane | ||
| 146th Engineer Combat Bn | 29th Infantry Division - 227th Field Arty Bn | ||||
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Richard J. Ford |  |
Robert Watson | ||
| 29th Infantry Division - 115th Regiment | 5th ESB - 6th Naval Beach Battalion | ||||
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Raymonde Hue |  |
Edward Dyar | ||
| Omaha Beach | LST 266 | ||||
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Clifford A. Goodall |  |
Billy Melander | ||
| 6th ESB - 7th Naval Beach Battalion | 29th Infantry Division - 115th Regiment | ||||
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George H. Burr |  |
Robert F. Clark | ||
| 29th Infantry Division - 116th Regiment | 29th Infantry Division - 116th Regiment | ||||
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Earl Chellis, Jr |  |
Arthur Schintzel | ||
| 1st Infantry Division - 16th Regiment | 1st Infantry Division - 16th Regiment | ||||
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 John R. Armellino |
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| 1st Infantry Division - 16th Regiment | |||||
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| Pointe du Hoc - Eyewitnesses | |||||
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William Walsh |  |
Leonard Lomell | ||
| 2nd Ranger Bn - F Company | 2nd Ranger Bn - D Company | ||||
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| Utah Beach - Eyewitnesses | |||||
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Jack Port |  |
James M. Gavin | ||
| 4th Infantry Division - 12th Regiment | 82nd Airborne Division | ||||
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Benjamin Vandervoort |  |
Edward C. Krause | ||
| 82nd Airborne Division - 505th Parachute I.R. | 82nd Airborne Division - 505th Parachute I.R. | ||||
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Louis G. Mendez, Jr |  |
David M. Rogers | ||
| 82nd Airborne Division - 508th Parachute I.R. | 101st Airborne Division - 506th Parachute I.R. | ||||
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Francis A. March |  |
Charles Wilbert | ||
| 82nd Airborne Division - Division Arty | 101st Airborne Division - 326th Engineer Cbt Bn. | ||||
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Roy E. Lindquist | |
Edwin J. Ostberg | ||
| 82nd Airborne Division - 508th Parachute I.R. | 82nd Airborne Division - 507th Parachute I.R. | ||||
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Warren Shield |  |
Mike N. Ingrisano, Jr | ||
| 82nd Airborne Division - 508th Parachute I.R. | 9th Air Force - 37th Troop Carrier Squadron | ||||
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Harvey S. Olson | |
Kuhn | ||
| 4th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron | 82nd Airborne Division - 507th Parachute I.R. | ||||
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Charles Timmes |  |
Thomas Shanley | ||
| 82nd Airborne Division - 507th Parachute I.R. | 82nd Airborne Division - 508th Parachute I.R. | ||||
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Herschel W. Peterson | |
Klemm R. Boyd | ||
| 1st Special Engineer Brigade - 286th JASCO | 82nd Airborne Division - 325th Glider I.R. | ||||
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John Devitt | |
Raymond E. Singleton | ||
| 9th Air Force - 73rd Troop Carrier Squadron | 82nd Airborne Division - 80th AAA Bn. | ||||
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Terry H. Sanford |  |
Aubrey L. Gilman | ||
| 82nd Airborne Division - 325th Glider I.R. | Y.M.S. 305 | ||||
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William Ekman |  |
>Edgard Gamble | ||
| 82nd Airborne Division - 505th Parachute I.R. | 9th Air Force - 819th Aviation Engineer | ||||
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Robert N. H. C. Bray | |
Wallace J. Thompson | ||
| 6th Airborne Division - Headquarters | 6th Airborne Division - Headquarters | ||||
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John P. Hanson | |
Willard P. Minard | ||
| 6th Airborne Division - 3rd Para Bde - 1st Para Bn | 6th Airborne Division - 3rd Para Bde - 1st Para Bn | ||||
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William Ducker |  |
Alastair S. Pearson | ||
| 6th Airborne Division - 3rd Para Bde - 1st Para Bn | 6th Airborne Division - 3rd Para Bde - 8th Para Bn | ||||
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Read his story |
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Terence B. H. Otway |  |
Allen J. M. Parry | ||
| 6th Airborne Division - 3rd Para Bde - 9th Para Bn | 6th Airborne Division - 3rd Para Bde - 9th Para Bn | ||||
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Read his story |
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John C. A. Roseveare | |
George A. J. Wade | ||
| 6th Airborne Division - 3rd Para Squadron | 6th Airborne Division - 3rd Para Squadron | ||||
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Read his story |
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Thomas R. Juckes |  |
Joseph H. N. Poett | ||
| 6th Airborne Division - 3rd Para Squadron | 6th Airborne Division - 5th Para Bde | ||||
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John J. Webber | |
Edward G. Pool | ||
| 6th Airborne Division - 5th Para Bde - 7th Para Bn | 6th Airborne Division - 5th Para Bde - 7th Para Bn | ||||
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Roger S. Neale | |
Peter J. McCambridge | ||
| 6th Airborne Division - 5th Para Bde - 7th Para Bn | 6th Airborne Division - 5th Para Bde - 7th Para Bn | ||||
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Read his story |
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Anthony P. Johnson |  |
John Howard | ||
| 6th Airborne Division - 5th Para Bde - 12th Para Bn | 6th Airborne Division - 6th Airlanding de - 2nd Ox&Buck | ||||
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Richard A. A. Smith | |
Charles A. Hooper | ||
| 6th Airborne Division - 6th Airlanding de - 2nd Ox&Buck | 6th Airborne Division - 6th Airlanding de - 2nd Ox&Buck | ||||
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Read his story |
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Denham H. Brotheridge | |
Henry J. Sweeney | ||
| 6th Airborne Division - 6th Airlanding de - 2nd Ox&Buck | 6th Airborne Division - 6th Airlanding de - 2nd Ox&Buck | ||||
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Iain A. Murray | |
J. A. Morrison | ||
| 6th Airborne Division - The Glider Pilot Regiment | 6th Airborne Division - The Glider Pilot Regiment | ||||
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John F. Lyne | |
Barry Murdoch | ||
| 6th Airborne Division - The Glider Pilot Regiment | 6th Airborne Division - The Glider Pilot Regiment | ||||
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R. T. Jolliffe | |
R. C. Downing | ||
| 6th Airborne Division - The Glider Pilot Regiment | 6th Airborne Division - The Glider Pilot Regiment | ||||
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Richard Banks | |
A. H. Smith | ||
| 6th Airborne Division - The Glider Pilot Regiment | 6th Airborne Division - The Glider Pilot Regiment | ||||
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