“There was no way to anticipate the horrors of the holocaust that awaited us on the Dog Green Sector.”
—Dr. Harold Baumgarten
It was the bravery and heroism of the 116th Infantry that began one of the longest days of combat in American war history. In the face of heavy fire and despite suffering the loss of eight hundred men and officers, the 116th Infantry overcame beach obstacles, took the enemy-defended positions along the beach and cliffs, pushed through the mined area, and continued inshore to successfully accomplish their objective.
Dr. Harold Baumgarten, a multidecorated survivor, gives his eyewitness account of the first wave landing of the 116th Infantry on D-Day, June 6, 1944. As the spokesman for soldiers who perished on the sand and bloody red waters of the Dog Green Sector of Omaha Beach, it is his mission to make sure these men are never forgotten.
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About the Author
Dr. Baumgarten’s exploits have been reported in People, U.S. News and World Report, USA Today, and various other newspapers throughout the United States. He also has been featured on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition and by Tom Brokaw on NBC. Besides his countless television appearances that include interviews on CNN, CBS, The History Channel, and networks in France, Austria, and Germany, he was a guest speaker at The National D-Day Museum in New Orleans in June 2000.
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D-DAY SURVIVOR
An Autobiography
By Harold Baumgarten
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military
HISTORY / Military / World War II
176 print pages 6 x 9
53 color photos 3 b/w photos Biblio.
Download file size: 13.2 MB
ISBN: 9781455603381 epub file