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unmistakable sound of a Sherman tank firing and looked up to see the
the German Armored car go up in flames. Two more well placed shots
disposed of the German tank before I could look up to see where the
tank was. When I did I was greeted by the wonderful sight of three or
four American tanks with a good friend of mine J. J. Smith riding on
top of the lead one. Unknown to me "J J" had been sent to the beaches
to lead the tanks into our position and it was obvious that he had
accorapolished his mission.

The rest of "D Day" is kind of a blur in my memory but the
Germans did little to make it miserable. They were apparently
regrouping for battles that were yet to come. With the arrival of the
tanks our beachead in Europe was temporarily secure and I was willing
to settle for that. As I recall it was about three or four in [crossed out] t [end crossed out] the
afternoon when the tanks arrived, at least that is when I first saw
one, and believe me it was a very welcome sight.

Charles E Sammon
Charles E. Sammon