Rockforte, Joseph The Normandy Invasion

Joseph Rockforte was not able to see the actual invasion of Normandy because he was on a ship offshore.

Roderick, David Arriving in England and Boardng for D-Day

David Roderick went to Camp Kilmer, New Jersey for 10 days.

Roderick, David Artillery Barrage in the Hurtgen Forest

Roderick, David Capturing Cherbourg

David Roderick knew the true goal was to capture Cherbourg at the end of the peninsula which took until 25 June.

Roderick, David D-Day Morning and Taking the Quenneville Ridge

David Roderick experienced a lot of shelling and artillery and snipers when he landed.

Roderick, David D-Day Preparations

David Roderick moved to the coast near Weymouth and was put into a marshalling yard. They were kept in secret.

Roderick, David Early Training and War Beginnings

David Roderick was born in Decatur, Illinois on 18 November 1923. Roderick had five brothers.

Roderick, David Final Reflections and Revisiting Normandy

David Roderick was with the 1st Battalion Headquarters and dealt with administrative work during the Battle of the Bulge.

Roderick, David German Fortifications and the Hurtgen Forest

David Roderick saw German fortifications that were made to look like homes or barns and one town was only made of fortifications that looked like h

Roderick, David Opening the Falaise Gap and Liberating Paris and Moving through France

David Roderick had to keep the lane open in Cherbourg for Patton and the 3rd Army.

Roderick, David PTSD and Education after Homecoming

David Roderick was discharged as soon as the war was over. When he was home he had bad dreams and once he hit the ground when a car backfired.

Roderick, David The End of the Hurtgen Forest and Being Sent Home

The artillery in the Hurtgen Forest was tree burst artillery which prevented men from digging foxholes in the cold weather and muddy ground.