It turned out that I was the only officer and there were twenty-four troopers. We got on the radio and contacted the major. He told me that the majority of the jumpers had landed in the town. They were having a firefight with the German soldiers that were in occupation. He told us that there were more men coming by parachute and in gliders. Once he made contact with these forces, he would direct them to surround and take the town. In the meantime, he ordered me to stay put until relieved. I turned to the interpreter and told him to tell the woman that we would take that breakfast now.
Twenty-four hours later, I received a radio message to begin to move toward the coast. The 101st and 82nd units were directed to take the port town of Cherbourg. After a half day of marching and in communica
