August 1944 became Covington County’s deadliest WWII month, as nine local soldiers and airmen—including two Omaha Beach ...
On June 6, 1944, Omaha Beach was pure chaos. Machine guns tore through the surf, artillery rained down, and American soldiers struggled to move forward. 1st Lt. Jimmie W. Monteith refused to stay down ...
On June 6, 1944, American soldiers landed on Omaha Beach — and entered a storm of steel. Facing entrenched defenses, machine gun fire, and chaos, what unfolded was the bloodiest chapter of D-Day. This ...