Mr. Rogers, along with his regiment, was assigned to provide artillery support from off-shore barges for the troops moving onto the beaches at Normandy, France.
Preparing for D-Day
Mr. Rogers talks about loading their barges and waiting out the weather until they could sail out for the D-Day attack.
More From the Beaches of Normandy
Mr. Ross continues to recount the events of the Normandy landing.
Landing on Beaches of Normandy
Mr. Ross continues his emotional account of landing on the Normandy beach early in the morning of June 6, 1944.
Crossing the English Channel to Normandy
Mr. Ross describes his activities during the night crossing toward the beaches of Normandy, as thousands of Allied vessels moved forward.
Bad Weather For Sailing
Mr. Ross recalls that when the order to begin the invasion was finally given, the weather conditions halted sailing for a day.
Mines in the English Channel
Mr. Champoux describes the mines he experienced in the English Channel as he was going over to the D-Day landing. He also describes how the Navy cleared a path to the Beach for them.
German Resistance
Mr. Robinson discussed the German resistance against Allied advances during the months after D-Day.
Close Relationships
As he annually takes part in Remembrance Day services each November 11th, Mr. Thompson's thoughts take him back to those days of the 1940's.
Someone will jump on your running board
Mr. Parsons describes delivering ordinance to gunnery positions in blackout conditions.
Something flashed . . . a German sniper
Mr. Parsons describes zeroing a battery of gun in, on a sniper position.
I gave her my socks and my shoes
Mr. Parsons describes living briefly with a Dutch family and a short-lived romance.