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Sub-Lieutenant George "Jimmy" Green, 551 Flotilla, has died.
We have just learned that Jimmy Green has died. Sub-Lieutenant George Green carried the men of the A company, 116th Regiment, 29th Division onto Dog Green, Omaha Beach on landing craft in the very first minutes of the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944. Read more...
[Posted: 2016-05-14 09:33:04]
We have just learned that Jimmy Green has died. Sub-Lieutenant George Green carried the men of the A company, 116th Regiment, 29th Division onto Dog Green, Omaha Beach on landing craft in the very first minutes of the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944. Read more...
[Posted: 2016-05-14 09:33:04]
Virginia Beach - Cary Lee Jarvis, 94, of Virginia Beach, died April 28, 2016
He was a staff sergeant when he landed D-Day, first wave, on Omaha beach, a member of the C-Battery of the 111th Artillery Battalion, 29th Division. Read more...
[Posted: 2016-05-03 19:10:18]
He was a staff sergeant when he landed D-Day, first wave, on Omaha beach, a member of the C-Battery of the 111th Artillery Battalion, 29th Division. Read more...
[Posted: 2016-05-03 19:10:18]
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Let us remember those young soldiers who changed the course of history with their sacrifice. Let us commit ourselves to remembering their sacrifice by cherishing the freedom they bought for all generations that follow. Honored by Laurent Lefebvre [May 19, 2024]
CPL Simms was my great uncle. He was denied enlistment twice before he stuffed himself with bananas in order to gain enough weight to join. He was allowed enlistment on the third try. He didn't want to be left behind. His brother joined the 29th as well and made it home safely. Honored by Stephanie Ashwell [2018-01-29 16:32:08]
CPL Simms was my great uncle. He was denied enlistment twice before he stuffed himself with bananas in order to gain enough weight to join. He was allowed enlistment on the third try. He didn't want to be left behind. His brother joined the 29th as well and made it home safely. Honored by Stephanie Ashwell [2018-01-29 16:32:08]
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E company arrived on schedule on the beach but was unloaded about 1100-1400 yards to the left of their objective. The assault wave was contained in six landing crafts, the headquarters section was...(Group Critique Notes, 29th Division, 116th Regiment, 2nd Bn., E Co. )
E company arrived on schedule on the beach but was unloaded about 1100-1400 yards to the left of their objective. The assault wave was contained in six landing crafts, the headquarters section was...(Group Critique Notes, 29th Division, 116th Regiment, 2nd Bn., E Co. )