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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]
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]
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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LAHAYE EDWARD J 8TH AIR FORCE |
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COPENHAVER JAMES E 90TH 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 [May 17, 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]
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,...)
The company consisted of two assault sections and four boat teams. The boats were so heavy loaded that the men could not sit down during the trip. The men felt there would have been fewer casualties...(Group Critique Notes, 29th Division, 116th Regiment, 3rd Bn., I Co. )
The company consisted of two assault sections and four boat teams. The boats were so heavy loaded that the men could not sit down during the trip. The men felt there would have been fewer casualties...(Group Critique Notes, 29th Division, 116th Regiment, 3rd Bn., I Co. )