29th Infantry Division
Documents related to the 29th’s service in WWII

D-Day Interviews

Introduction

The files in this section represent one of the first attempts by U.S. Army historians in World War II to document the Omaha Beach invasion on D-Day, June 16, 1944.

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Booklet Cover

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Company A, 116th Infantry

CO: Capt. Taylor Fellers

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Company B, 116th Infantry

CO: Capt. Ettore Zappacosta

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Company C, 116th Infantry

CO: Capt. Berthier Hawks

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Company D, 116th Infantry

CO: Capt. Walter Schilling

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HQ Company, 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry (1)

1/116 CO: Lt. Col. John Metcalfe

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HQ Company, 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry (2)

CO: Capt. Joseph Rice