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Sub-Lieutenant George "Jimmy" Green, 551 Flotilla, has died.
We have just learned that Jimmy Green has died. Sub-Lieutenant George Green carried the men of the A company, 116th Regiment, 29th Division onto Dog Green, Omaha Beach on landing craft in the very first minutes of the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944. Read more...
[Posted: 2016-05-14 09:33:04]
Virginia Beach - Cary Lee Jarvis, 94, of Virginia Beach, died April 28, 2016
He was a staff sergeant when he landed D-Day, first wave, on Omaha beach, a member of the C-Battery of the 111th Artillery Battalion, 29th Division.  Read more...
[Posted: 2016-05-03 19:10:18]
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ONEIL JOHN J
29TH INFANTRY DIVISION
May John and all his comrades - rest in eternal peace. Forever grateful for your sacrifice to provide our freedom. God Bless.
Honored by Bill and Patsy Galiher
[Posted: 2024-06-05 20:58:12]
WOLTERS HENRY H
1ST INFANTRY DIVISION
Every time when I go to Normandy I pay my respect to Henry Herman Wolters and send the photo's from his grave to his Family.
Honored by Herman Wolters
[Posted: 2024-02-29 20:28:14]
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29TH INFANTRY DIVISION
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Let us remember those young soldiers who changed the course of history with their sacrifice. Let us commit ourselves to remembering their sacrifice by cherishing the freedom they bought for all generations that follow. Honored by Laurent Lefebvre [June 5, 2024]

Awarded The COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, circular No186 dated 11 May 1944 (effect 6 june 1944) 116th IR GO, number 85, 6 december 1944 Honored by Vincent corbrion [2016-12-31 00:54:54]

Promoted S/Sgt 18 nov 1943 - Promoted T/Sgt 01 feb 1944 - Promoted 1st/Sgt 18 feb 1944 - Morning Reports 116th IR - B Co Education : 4 years of high school Marital Statut : Single, without dependents Semiskilled occupations in mechanical treatment of metals (rolling, stamping, forging, pressing) Honored by Vincent corbrion [2016-12-31 00:16:53]
To read 29th Infantry Division documents (after action report, diary, journal,...)
June 7, 1944, D plus 1, the 175th Infantry landed on Omaha Beach, Normandy, France beginning at 1230 hours. Several of F Company's and one of L Company's landing craft were destroyed by underwater...(After Action Report, 29th Division, 175th Regiment)