Thread: Beast of Omaha
View Single Post
  #40 (permalink)  
Old March 3rd, 2008, 05:14 PM
T. A. Gardner's Avatar
T. A. Gardner T. A. Gardner is offline
WW2F Veteran
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: U. S.
Posts: 4,510
Salute!: 4
Saluted 243 Times in 165 Posts
T. A. Gardner is a splendid one to beholdT. A. Gardner is a splendid one to beholdT. A. Gardner is a splendid one to beholdT. A. Gardner is a splendid one to beholdT. A. Gardner is a splendid one to beholdT. A. Gardner is a splendid one to beholdT. A. Gardner is a splendid one to beholdT. A. Gardner is a splendid one to beholdT. A. Gardner is a splendid one to beholdT. A. Gardner is a splendid one to beholdT. A. Gardner is a splendid one to behold
Default Re: Beast of Omaha

I looked WN 62 up. It is on the Coleville draw on Omaha. Two companies came ashore more or less in front of this position with the first wave. In addition, portions of two engineering companies also came in at this position. Total casualties, killed, wounded, missing between the four units came to less than 400 men. There were less than 100 deaths in the four.
This accounts for everything on Ohama beach for over 500 yards in either direction from WN 62. I doubt given the weather, smoke, and other reductions in visibility that he was able to see 500 yards in either direction. The casualties in this sector are not particularly high for Ohama on D-day either. They fit about average overall.
Reply With Quote