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D-Day Journal: The Untold Story of a U.S. Ranger on Omaha Beach

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D-Day Journal: The Untold Story of a U.S. Ranger on Omaha Beach

John V.O. Kennard, "D-Day Journal: The Untold Story of a U.S. Ranger on Omaha Beach"
English | ISBN: 1633937372 | 2019 | 128 pages | EPUB | 7 MB

“I wish everyone back in the States could see an American boy lying cold on the beach of France, struck down in full stride as he charged forward . . . I hope the story of what the boys did is told.”
On the morning of June 6, 1944, twenty-two-year-old Lieutenant Frank L. Kennard led a Ranger cannon platoon onto Omaha Beach, losing his equipment and half his men. He and his seven remaining men went on to overcome enormous odds to achieve their objective at Pointe du Hoc. Less than one month later, Kennard became the battalion adjutant and served in that role through every battle until the end of the war.
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