A Machine Gunners War: From Normandy to Victory with the 1st Infantry Division in World War II Andrews Ernest Albert Andy
A Machine Gunners War: From Normandy to Victory with the 1st Infantry Division in World War II Andrews Ernest Albert Andy "In a strong new volume, A Machine Gunner's War, one of [those poor foot…
Specifikacia A Machine Gunners War: From Normandy to Victory with the 1st Infantry Division in World War II Andrews Ernest Albert Andy
A Machine Gunners War: From Normandy to Victory with the 1st Infantry Division in World War II Andrews Ernest Albert Andy
"In a strong new volume, A Machine Gunner's War, one of [those poor foot soldiers], Ernest Andrews Jr., tells the tale of his own struggle to fight and survive as an unheralded infantryman." -- The New York TimesErnest "Andy" Andrews began his training as a machine gunner at Fort McClellan in Alabama in July 1943. Andy's company, part of the 1st Infantry Division, departed England on the evening of June 5 on the USS Henrico. In early 1944, he arrived in the UK for further training before D-Day.
Fighting in Normandy, Andy was nicked by a bullet and evacuated to England in late July when the wound became infected, before returning to participate in the Normandy breakout. Due to a problem with his landing craft, Andy only reached Omaha Beach on the early evening of June 6, but still had a harrowing experience. Following the race across France in late August, Andy