Cannon Fodder on Utah Beach

By Kathleen Shelby Boyett

"You are going to be cannon fodder, and most of you will be killed. We anticipate that three out of every four men will be dead within the first hour." (Commanding Officer of the 531st Engineer Shore Regiment) Private Harold Granger was among the first to hit the beach on D-Day, 6 June 1944. His job was to crawl along Utah Beach, sticking his bayonet into the sand to search for German S-mines. His goal? To find them without detonating them and to come home in one piece. Follow Granger's World War II military career through France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany through his remembrances and in the dozens of photographs he brought home. Join in honoring this French Legion of Honor veteran.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1727007255
• ISBN13: 9781727007251
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"