Omaha Beach, or St Laurent su Mer, the barrage ballons are to keep the jerries from strafing us. The valley you see in the center of the picture is where we first stormed ashore, it was mined every foot of the way. where the "X" is, is the hill we had to climb to get on top of the level ground and see where we were at. "XX" marks where the cemetary of 4,000 Americans are buried, 29th Div. 1st. Div. Rangers and Paratroopers are all buried here. known as St Laurent Cemetary,]]>
A good view of the beach from one point from the bluff, the tank in the foreground never got ashore. underwater obstacles can be seen all along the shore line.]]>
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Engineers on Omaha trying to get things going so they can build the first strip to evacuate the wounded. Jerries long range shells keep them moving.]]>