Accounts of an American in a Canadian unit on Juno Beach-June 6, 1944....STAY TUNED

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"GARRY OWEN"-Traditional war-cry of the US 7th Cavalry.
"CURRAHEE"-War-cry of the US 506th PIR.
"Everybody thinks that they are going to get the chance to punch some Nazi in the face at Normandy-and those days are over, they are long gone"-Lt Chris Burnett

Robert Rogge-a young American volunteer in the 3rd Canadian Division found himself wading ashore at Juno Beach on June 6, 1944-on the boot-end of the Allied attack on Hitler's 'Festung Europa'.

Attached to the 8th Infantry Brigade of the 3rd Canadian Division, Rogge came ashore in the sector whose force objective was the coastal town of Courseulles-Sur-Mer.

In December 1943, Rogge had been attached to a Scottish-Canadian unit, the Stormont, Dundass and Glengarry Highlanders.

In 1946, Rogge left the Canadian Army and joined the USAF.

FOR MORE READING ON THIS SHORT ARTICLE-CHECK OUT WWW.TheHistoryNet.COM AND SEE 'CONFUSION AND TRIUMPH AT LA FIERE'

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"GARRY OWEN"-Traditional war-cry of the US 7th Cavalry.
"CURRAHEE"-War-cry of the US 506th PIR.
"Everybody thinks that they are going to get the chance to punch some Nazi in the face at Normandy-and those days are over, they are long gone"-Lt Chris Burnett