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Witness accounts · Allied servicemen and correspondents
Lieutenant Nance describes landing with Company B’s command boat while accompanying men of Company A/116, and his shock at the losses on the beach.
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Sergeant Bill Presley’s account describes reaching the sea wall with a small group and using a recovered radio to request naval fire on a rocket battery.
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Company C/116’s landing on Dog White is examined through photographs and commentary describing its arrival east of the intended Dog Green sector on D-Day.
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Interviews conducted by Lieutenant Shea after the battle record Company C/116’s planned boat organisation, special assault sections and movement towards its objectives.
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The heavy-weapons company of the 116th Infantry’s 1st Battalion is followed through scattered landings, lost equipment and substantial casualties on Dog Green and Dog White.
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Sergeant Robert Slaughter recalls the approach to Omaha Beach with Company D/116, including shellfire and an argument over taking the loaded craft closer to shore.
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Sergeant Felix Branham of Company K/116 recalls the rough crossing, the approach to Dog White and the fire striking his craft as it neared the beach.
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Companies A and B of the 2nd Ranger Battalion are followed from their offshore wait for news of Pointe du Hoc to their landing near Dog Green and Dog White.
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Lieutenant Bob Edlin recalls the landing of Company A, 2nd Ranger Battalion, describing a grounded craft, deep water and casualties before reaching the shore.
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The 5th Ranger Battalion’s arrival on Dog White is described after its offshore wait for a signal to reinforce the assault at Pointe du Hoc.
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Members of the 5th Ranger Battalion describe leaving their landing craft, reaching the shingle and encountering scattered assault troops already on the beach.
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The 1st Battalion headquarters’ landing west of Vierville is examined alongside the losses, separation and naval fire encountered near the cliffs below La Percée.
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Don McCarthy of the 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry, recalls his LCA taking on water and capsizing before he swam towards the Vierville shore.
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This overview follows the headquarters, artillery and engineer units intended to land after the first infantry waves, as fire, current and submerged obstacles disrupted arrivals.
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The landing of General Norman Cota, Colonel Canham and the 116th Infantry command group is described through LCVP 71’s approach to Dog White under fire.
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An operational account follows the 116th Regimental Combat Team’s command group from USS Charles Carroll into LCVP 71 and towards Dog White on 6 June.
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The engineer battalions assigned to Vierville are followed as their craft became dispersed between Dog White and Le Ruquet during the morning landings.
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The loss of LCI 91 is documented through its engineer and headquarters passengers, its attempt to reach Dog White and photographs of the wreck in later years.
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Officers of Company B, 147th Engineer Battalion, describe its Dog White beach assignment, transport arrangements and the disrupted arrival of personnel and equipment.
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The commanding officer’s report dated 10 June 1944 records LCI 91’s participation in Operation Neptune, from departure at Weymouth to its Dog White landing attempt.
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