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Supported by Allied naval gunfire from destroyers steaming dangerously close to shore, the American infantrymen gained the heights and beach exits and drove the enemy inland. By D-Day's end V Corps had a tenuous toehold on the Normandy coast

My Dad was a gunner on the USS Doyle and that was his destroyer group that almost grounded themselves in order to get close enough in to offer effective artillery support for the Omaha Beach landing. My Dad said they were awake for 3 days during the whole ordeal. MEG33, thanks for posting the fact sheet! It gave me the chance to brag about my Dad and the other hero's of D-Day!

BTW, that was one heckuva find that British treasure hunter Gary Sterne found, real interesting stuff. I've been to Normandy and Omaha Beach and I would've loved to have found it too!

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