Destination Normandy: Three American Regiments on D-DayG. H. Bennett collects oral histories from the soldiers of three American regiments and weaves them into an intimate account of the D-Day invasion of June 6, 1944. Widely scattered during its drop into Normandy, the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment (82nd Airborne Division) stopped the advance of an SS division. The untested 116th Infantry Regiment (29th Infantry Division) landed on bloody Omaha Beach, where it suffered more casualties than any other regiment that day. Meanwhile, the 22nd Infantry Regiment (4th Infantry Division) easily waded ashore on Utah Beach but faced savage fighting as it moved inland. |
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Contents
1 Operation Bolero and the Clash of Cultures | 1 |
2 Three Regiments and the Mind of the GI | 7 |
3 Early Training and the Buildup to June 6 1944 | 17 |
4 Free Time Crime and the GI | 28 |
5 Segregation and Race | 42 |
6 Amphibious Training | 49 |
7 The Waiting Enemy | 61 |
8 Preinvasion Movements | 68 |
12 Cutoff Elements of the 507th | 117 |
13 Aftermath and Conclusions | 129 |
Appendix 1 116th Infantry Regiment Losses in Action June 67 1944 | 141 |
Appendix 2 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment Losses in Action
June 6July 14 1944 | 155 |
Appendix 3 116th Infantry Regiment Decorations for BraveryOmaha Beach | 183 |
Appendix 4 Casualties Recorded on the Graignes Memorial | 195 |
Notes | 197 |
Sources | 209 |