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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: 8thJinx on June 06, 2019, 10:07:30 AM
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At 07:00 June 6 1944, my grandfather entered France at Omaha Beach, Easy Red sector. He was a combat engineer in a gap assault team, and landed 40 minutes after the first wave. We found this Robert Capa photo recently, and it shows a small group of combat engineers clearing obstacles on Omaha Beach, Easy Red sector. By this time, to the West at Utah Beach, his brother-in-law was already on his way off the beach and heading towards St. Marie Dumont.
(http://www.omaha-beach.eu/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/133900089015.jpg)
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Thank you for sharing...
Never Forget!
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Wow that is incredible!
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(https://i.imgur.com/rRZ8H9F.jpg)
From acquaintance Janna Zepp:
In 2013, British artists Jamie Wardley and Andy Moss accompanied by numerous volunteers, took to the beaches of Normandy with rakes and stencils in hand to etch 9,000 silhouettes representing fallen people into the sand. Titled The Fallen 9000, the piece is meant as a stark visual reminder of the civilians, Germans and allied forces who died during the D-Day beach landings at Arromanches on June 6th, 1944 during WWII. The original team consisted of 60 volunteers, but as word spread nearly 500 additional local residents arrived to help with the temporary installation that lasted only a few hours before being washed away by the tide.
Lest we forget.
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Very soon there will be no one who remembers being there, and already the sacrifice that our brave soldiers made to fight the scourge of fascist nationalism is being forgotten. In the name of God Almighty, thank you all for the sacrifice you made to grant us our freedom.
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At 07:00 June 6 1944, my grandfather entered France at Omaha Beach, Easy Red sector. He was a combat engineer in a gap assault team, and landed 40 minutes after the first wave. We found this Robert Capa photo recently, and it shows a small group of combat engineers clearing obstacles on Omaha Beach, Easy Red sector. By this time, to the West at Utah Beach, his brother-in-law was already on his way off the beach and heading towards St. Marie Dumont.
(http://www.omaha-beach.eu/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/133900089015.jpg)
My uncle skippered a landing craft like the one in the photo. He landed at Utah Beach, and it was his 21st birthday! He made several trips as he was put into service to pick up wounded soldier on the beach and return them to the ships. On what proved to be his last landing attempt, his craft broke in half in the rough waves, spilling him and a few others into the water. Luckily he was not weighted down with heavy equipment and was wearing a life preserver, and he was picked up by another passing craft which took him back to the ship. He survived the war and died at age 87.
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At 07:00 June 6 1944, my grandfather entered France at Omaha Beach, Easy Red sector. He was a combat engineer in a gap assault team, and landed 40 minutes after the first wave. We found this Robert Capa photo recently, and it shows a small group of combat engineers clearing obstacles on Omaha Beach, Easy Red sector. By this time, to the West at Utah Beach, his brother-in-law was already on his way off the beach and heading towards St. Marie Dumont.
Dang Jinx, My Dad was a combat engineer at Omaha also doing EOD, he's long gone now :salute
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My Grand Father worked at a factory that made landing craft that were used. I believe it was this type? Plant was in Charleston,Wv. I think this was before he was drafted? I will check. They werent called "The Greatest Generation" for nothing! Its hard to imagine how anyone made it off those beaches. :rock For me, I am glad some did...its an Honor to get to know(well sort of know) their offspring. Would be a different game for sure :salute
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I知 there now for the 75th anniversary of the landings. As soon as I figure out how to post pics, I値l post some. I only brought an iPad with me.
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I知 there now for the 75th anniversary of the landings. As soon as I figure out how to post pics, I値l post some. I only brought an iPad with me.
Looking forward to the pics.
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Dang Jinx, My Dad was a combat engineer at Omaha also doing EOD, he's long gone now :salute
Was he 299th or 146th ECB? There were 3 demo teams and 16 gap assault teams in the first wave of engineers at Omaha, spread across 7 lines of departure, coming in on that first tide. But the cross current piled up 4 of the 7 lines onto Easy Red sector. So odds are he was at Easy Red, also.
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Was he 299th or 146th ECB? There were 3 demo teams and 16 gap assault teams in the first wave of engineers at Omaha, spread across 7 lines of departure, coming in on that first tide. But the cross current piled up 4 of the 7 lines onto Easy Red sector. So odds are he was at Easy Red, also.
Now wouldnt that be cool!? Small World I guess! Especially with the small collective of players we have.
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Was he 299th or 146th ECB? There were 3 demo teams and 16 gap assault teams in the first wave of engineers at Omaha, spread across 7 lines of departure, coming in on that first tide. But the cross current piled up 4 of the 7 lines onto Easy Red sector. So odds are he was at Easy Red, also.
I bet you're right. Now i'm curious and I am going to request his service records from St Louis. He remarried a few years before he died in 2000 and I was lucky to get his shadow box with his awards from the widow before she threw it out and doled stuff out to her kids, but none of his paperwork or old unit patches were in it. His box had his 'European, African, Middle East Campaign medal with 4 bronze service stars. I have no idea where the other three campaigns he fought in were, he only ever spoke of Normandy.
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Jinx, I have a few shot of red easy, from the German view. I値l get up with you when I get back on Wednesday
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I just got back myself, what an incredible experience. Big respect for your Grandfather. I shot some helmet cam video jumping in just off Utah beach, turned out to be a beautiful evening for a jump too.