41. The U.S. Army attacked with six divisions.
42. 500 gliders took to the air.
43. A separate battle was waged high above the beach at Pointe du Hoc, 100-foot cliffs.
44. Germany's mighty Atlantic Wall fell in a day.
45. There were 12 Medals of Honor.
46. Heavy packs encumbered troops.
47. Boat ramps on the Higgins Boats served as shield.
48. One black unit participated. The Army was segregated and black troops not allowed to fight. The 330th Barrage Balloon Battalion was there.
49. That unit's medic is an unsung hero Waverly B. Woodson. Despite being injured himself, he saved hundreds of lives and kept four from drowning. In recent years there is a movement to get him a Medal of Honor.
50. Germany surrendered less than a year later on May 7, 1945.
--GreGen
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