Joseph Harris Carpenter

Members of E Company of the 16th Infantry Regiment approach the Normandy beaches in the first wave of the D-Day invasion. National Park Service

‘The first wave went through hell’ – how the 16th Infantry Regiment’s heroism helped bring victory on D‑Day

In the first wave to hit the beach, troops were met by withering German gunfire. But they kept pushing and established a small beachhead from which the invasion could continue.

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