WHO SERVED: Utah Beach, Marking 80-years since D-Day

Utah Beach presented different challenges than Omaha. The German’s had flooded nearby farmland - leading some paratroopers to drown (weighted down by their heavy packs) while also creating an obstacle for those moving off the beach.
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One correction to what I said here - OFFICERS earned on average a base pay of $203 dollars or $3500 a month. But enlisted men earned a base pay of $71.33 on average per month or $1235.47 in today’s money.

[@AlisonAndrades-kc4rp]

Thank you for doing this. My grandpa landed in France on D+7. A family friend of ours was an army ranger who was part of the paratroopers who landed behind the Germans on D-day. Both miraculously survived the war and I am grateful for the time I had with both of them.

[@Kylecombes4]

Thanks for these

[@habulucas2825]

Maybe some of them thought, we have to save France because without France there would be no United States of America...