D-Day

Julius Shoulars recalls his time on the Beaches of Normandy before and after he landed at Omaha Beach on June 7, 1944.
Julius Shoulars, 7th Naval Beach Battalion / 4:50

Julius Shoulars remembers his commanding officer upon landing on Normandy Beach on June 7, 1944.
Julius Shoulars, 7th Naval Beach Battalion / 1:20

Richard Sadler describes his experiences delivering explosives during the invasion of Juno Beach on D-Day.
Richard Sadler, Allied Forces / 18:01

James Moore lands at Omaha beach on D+2 and recounts the journey from Normandy, to Berlin, and back home.
James Moore, 2nd Armored Division / 5:51

Oliver Diffey gets caught up in the notorious Airborne mis-drops over Normandy on D-Day and spends three confusing days trying to find his unit.
Oliver Diffey, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment / 5:45

Stephen Chick recalls storming and surviving the Omaha Beach invasion on D-Day as his friends and fellow soldiers fell around him.
Stephen Chick, 5th Ranger Battalion / 11:46

John Vlass recalls his arrival in England and his observations of the landings at Omaha Beach on D-Day.
John Vlass, 526th Ordinance Company / 6:41

Frank Walden, a Navy Corpsman, arrives on Omaha beach on D-Day and tries to treat the wounded before being severely injured by shrapnel.
Frank Walden, 6th Naval Beach Battalion / 8:34

Bob Powell remembers his unit's action leading up to and during D-Day, maintaining allied air superiority over the beaches.
Bob Powell, 352nd Fighter Group / 6:39

James Marion Arnold recalls how the USS McCook took part in the opening salvos of Operation Overlord in the waters at Normandy. (Audio Only) (Interview contributed by Jim Arnold)
James Marion Arnold, Gunnery Officer, USS McCook / 6:59

After seeing troops and vehicles taking fire from an unseen location on Omaha Beach, James Marion Arnold decides to take action. (Audio Only) (Interview contributed by Jim Arnold)
James Marion Arnold, Gunnery Officer, USS McCook / 4:32

James Marion Arnold uses his guns to open the pathway into Vierville for the troops that landed at Normandy on D-Day. (Audio Only) (Interview contributed by Jim Arnold)
James Marion Arnold, Gunnery Officer, USS McCook / 2:11

James Marion Arnold watches an odd phenomenon take shape on Omaha Beach a few days after the initial landing. (Audio Only) (Interview contributed by Jim Arnold)
James Marion Arnold, Gunnery Officer, USS McCook / 1:51

On D+4, the USS McCook is selected to aid in the taking of Cherbourg, but doesn't aid in the way anyone had anticipated. (Audio Only) (Interview contributed by Jim Arnold)
James Marion Arnold, Gunnery Officer, USS McCook / 1:53

James Marion Arnold recalls a specifically troubling incident with a 14 inch gun at the harbor at Toulon during Operation Anvil. (Audio Only) (Interview contributed by Jim Arnold)
James Marion Arnold, Gunnery Officer, USS McCook / 5:54

Herbert Goodick of the 6th Naval Beach Battalion describes climbing down a rope on D-Day under intense fire and being able to see the obstacles in the water.
Herbert Goodick, 6th Naval Beach Battalion / 2:34

Carl Beck recalls how he was mis-dropped over Normandy on D-Day.
Carl Beck, 101st Airborne Division / 4:47

Norm Hartline shares his experience of landing at Omaha Beach
Norm Hartline, 6th Beach Battalion / 1:41

Norm Hartline recalls the injury of a radio-man on Omaha Beach
Norm Hartline, 6th Beach Battalion / 1:52

Robert Giguere recounts his landing on Omaha Beach
Robert Giguere, 6th Beach Battalion / 2:57

Ed Marriott's friend is killed in an unconventional way on Omaha beach
Ed Marriott, 6th Naval Beach Battalion / 1:30

Frank Walden shares his impressions of the landing in Normandy at Omaha Beach
Frank Walden, 6th Naval Beach Battalion / 7:25

When food was scarce on the beaches of Normandy, some soldiers took matters into their own hands according to Julius Shoulars.
Julius Shoulars, 7th Naval Beach Battalion / 1:10

Arthur Lester talks about arriving at Omaha Beach as an ambulance driver on the evening of D-Day and spending the night with two dead Soldiers.
Arthur Lester, 574th Ambulance Batallion / 2:57

Richard Sadler talks about cleaning up the dead bodies in the water after the invasion of Juno Beach on D-Day.
Richard Sadler, Allied Forces / 1:44

After surviving D-Day, Richard Sadler gives an eyewitness account of the German V-1 flying bomb.
Richard Sadler, Allied Forces / 3:43

Winston Williams remembers being briefed about landing at Omaha Beach and the sacrifice taken by his sergeant on D-Day.
Winston A. Williams, 29th Infantry Division / 1:30

Robert Benton flies air cover over the beaches at Normandy on D-Day.
Robert Benton, 36th Fighter Group / 1:05

Jack Brantley lands on Utah Beach at Normandy twelve days after the initial landings.
Walter Jackson Brantley, 695th Armored Field Artillery Battalion / 1:50

Roy Stout recalls a humorous incident on D-Day plus one.
Roy Stout, 7th Beach Battalion / 1:54

Dodging explosions and German gunfire, Naval Coxswain Herbert Goodick tells how he survived D-day, to get a dangerous job done.
Herbert Goodick, 6th Naval Beach Battalion / 3:28

NEW - Fred jumps on the eve of D-Day, encounters German soldiers and witnesses a fellow soldier captured and killed.
Fred Bahlau, 101st Airborne Division, 506th PIR / 4:49

NEW - Fred enters Carentan on June 12, 1944, transfers a machine gun to a new position during heavy fighting. He sees a fellow soldier next to him shot between the eyes.
Fred Bahlau, 101st Airborne Division, 506th PIR / 2:57

NEW - Tom Kennedy participates in the Battle of Bloody Gulch near Carentan on June 12, 1944.
Tom Kennedy, 101st Airborne Division, 506th PIR, G Co. / 3:49

Ed Marriott remembers his experience landing on Omaha Beach on D-Day
Ed Marriott, 6th Naval Beach Battalion / 1:00