Witness accounts · Residents and families
Fernand Olard’s recollections
Fernand Olard recalls D-Day as a five-year-old child in a large family living on Rue Pavée in Vierville, with preparations to shelter from bombing.
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The landings · The crossing and the landings
The first assault wave
An overview of the first assault wave at Vierville identifies the tanks, engineers, infantry and Rangers intended to arrive around 06:30 on 6 June.
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Company A, 116th Infantry Regiment: the landing
The first landing of Company A, 116th Infantry Regiment, is described through its LCA transport arrangements and the intense fire encountered off Vierville.
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The second infantry assault wave
The second group of infantry and Ranger landings at Vierville is described against the scattered forces and surviving equipment already on the beach.
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Company B, 116th Infantry Regiment
Company B/116’s landing became dispersed across the Vierville beachfront as its craft approached the intended Dog Green sector and encountered the first wave’s losses.
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Headquarters of the 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry
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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The engineers’ landings
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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Navy shore fire-control parties
The organisation and assignments of Navy Shore Fire Control Parties are explained, including the teams linking units at Vierville with their supporting warships.
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Madame Dubois’s account
Marguerite Dubois and her daughter Jeanine recall the first American soldiers passing their farm west of Vierville, after watching the crowded sea and seeking shelter.
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Lieutenant Taylor of Company B/116
Lieutenant Taylor’s section is followed from its landing between WN70 and WN71 through Vierville towards L’Ormel, with a proposed route and local photographs.
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Further interviews by Lieutenant Shea: Company C/116
Further extracts from Lieutenant Shea’s interviews follow Company C/116 from the beach towards Vierville, including the opening of passages through the wire.
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Sergeant Dube’s account, part 1: the anti-tank wall
Sergeant Dube of the 121st Engineers recounts his approach to Vierville and the work associated with demolishing the anti-tank wall in the first part of his testimony.
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The 147th Engineer Battalion on the beach
The 147th Engineer Battalion’s work at Vierville is examined after heavy losses in the LCI 91 and LCI 92 fires and the dispersal of equipment landings.
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Lieutenant Itzel’s account: 147th Engineers
Lieutenant George Itzel’s testimony describes the engineers’ work at Vierville’s anti-tank wall and the delivery of explosives by a bulldozer along the exposed beach.
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Michel Hardelay's recollections (4): the afternoon and evening of 6 June
Michel Hardelay recalls the afternoon and evening of 6 June in Vierville, with meals interrupted by shellfire and brief periods of relative quiet.
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The 116th Regiment's command group on the afternoon of 6 June
Follow Colonel Canham's command group in Vierville on 6 June, as the dossier examines its move to Les Isles and its increasing isolation that afternoon.
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The German side on the afternoon and evening of 6 June
The dossier considers German positions around Vierville on the afternoon and evening of 6 June, including disorganisation, isolated resistance and withdrawals.
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Michel Hardelay's recollections (5): the morning of 7 June
Michel Hardelay recalls Vierville on the morning of 7 June, accompanied by photographs of ships offshore, the village crossroads and local wartime scenes.
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The Piprel family's recollections (2): 7 June
The Piprel family recalls 7 June at L'Ormel and Vierville, including the careful transport of a wounded American soldier towards a medical aid post.
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Michel Hardelay's recollections (6): evacuation and shelling on 7 June
Michel Hardelay recalls the afternoon of 7 June in Vierville, preparations to evacuate civilians and the shelling of the village crossroads that evening.
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