We Were There at the Normandy Invasion

“The 82nd always wins its battles!” Slim said
WE WERE THERE AT THE NORMANDY INVASION
Written and Illustrated by CLAYTON KNIGHT
Historical Consultant : Major General Ralph Royce U.S.A.F., Retired
GROSSET & DUNLAP Publishers, New York
© CLAYTON KNIGHT 1956 PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOG CARD NO. 56-5389 We Were There at the Normandy Invasion
WE WERE THERE AT THE NORMANDY INVASION
TOWARD sunset on the first day of June, a small black car rattled past a crossroads sign in a tiny village in northwestern France. The sign pointed to the near-by town of Sainte Mère Église, about two miles farther inland. The coast of the English Channel was nearly three miles back in the other direction.
Behind the wheel of the car sat a thin, anxious Frenchman. Hunched beside him was a young, blond Englishman. The younger man was shabbily dressed, and most of the lower part of his face was covered by a bandage.
The car pulled up and stopped in front of a house with a weather-beaten sign on it which read:
Pierre Gagnon Gas Tobacco Chocolate
A lone gas pump stood between the house and the highway. Beyond the house lay Pierre Gagnon’s farm.