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The officer who stormed Normandy with nothing but a cane and pistol
Of the 21,000 troops who landed, there were only 197 casualties. Roosevelt's own son, Quentin II, was among the first wave to land at Omaha Beach ... is buried in the Normandy American Cemetery ...
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KS4 / GCSE History: World War Two - The Battle for Omaha
As dawn broke the largest armada in history stood waiting off the Normandy coast ... from the first wave of American infantry into Omaha beach. GEORGE ‘JIMMY’ GREEN: The troops we took ...