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| 4th Beach Battalion |
http://www.4thbeachbattalion.com |
|
Operation Avalanche: U.S. Navy's 4th Beach Battalion Assault on Salerno |
Without the presence of the U.S.
Navy's 4th Beach Battalion on the fire-swept beaches of Salerno... |
| 6th
Beach Battalion |
http://www.6thbeachbattalion.org/ |
|
6th Beach
Battalion Honored |
Navy unit honored
for work
in paving the way for D-Day landings |
|
The Fighting Sailors of Omaha Beach, France, June 6, 1944 |
An article by Robert L. Watson,
a member of the 6th Beach Battalion. Hosted on the HBO website. |
|
7th Beach Battalion |
http://www.7thbeachbattalion.homestead.com/ |
|
Julius
Shoulars of the 7th Beach Battalion |
A first-person article by a
member of the 7th Beach Battalion |
|
A great first-person
narrative |
Lots of emphasis on the 2nd and
7th Beach Battalions at Omaha Beach. |
| Anzio
Landing |
An account of the
Anzio Landing in which the 1st Beach Battalion is mentioned. |
| Beachmaster
Unit One History |
A link to the
present-day navy |
| Soldier's
Stories, Garwood Bacon. 7th Beach Battalion |
A personal
narrative from www.military.com |
| Heroes
Without Recognition |
News article from
Jacksonville, FL. 6/6/2000. |
| Knee-Deep:
Sailers' (sic) Assault on Salerno |
An account of the
4th Beach Battalion's contribution to Operation Avalanche. |
| Operation
Torch |
Auto-biographical link
about Operation TORCH. |
| Operation
Avalanche |
US Coast Guard site. |
|
Operation Avalanche |
Wikipedia entry |
| 'Sailors
Dressed Like Soldiers' |
US Naval
Institute |
| Man
fights for D-Day award long forgotten |
St. Petersburg
Times article 6/19/2000 |
| Richard
Gibler D-Day honor ... 56 years later |
Newspaper article
1/29/2001 |
| The
Invasion of Normandy: Beyond the Beach |
Naval Historical
Center page. |
| Veteran's
Day Tribute |
News from
Steve Horn. U.S. Representative, 38th District, California |
| Veteran
making sure his battalion is not forgotten |
Newspaper article
5/26/2001 |
| A
YN in D-Day |
Home for Heros -
Profiles |
| ...three
sailors from the 2nd Naval Beach Battalion |
Story about the
2nd Beach Battalion |
|
D-Day
Beach Battalions Honored |
A story on the official website
of the US Navy. Release Date: 7/16/2003 |
| Carroll
Kilmer |
Sadly, an
obituary. |
| William
Seaman, attorney |
Sadly, an
obituary. |
