More D-Day Trivia. Who was the first casualty of the invasion? No peeking.
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Theodor Roosevelt Jr. survived D-day and on until the 12th of July, the day he was supposed to take command of his own division. He was awarded the CMoH, and is buried in St. Laurent, France beside his brother Quinton who was killed in WWI.
As to the original question: I have no idea, but give me a minute! Type, type, type.
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The first casualty (actually death) I can find was of the British 6th Airborne, D company, 2nd Battalion, Major John Howard's command. The 6th Airborne was charged with the herculean task of flying gliders behind enemy lines, capturing Pegasus bridge (a major German supply line) and holding it until invading forces could relieve them. The mission began on June 5th after 10:30 PM. (the earliest mission start I could find). I was not able to obtain the mans name, but he died when the gliders crashed down, as per the usual landing of gliders, several hours before the first boot touched the beaches.
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Point of Information.
In the military, D-Day is the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. The best known D-Day is June 6, 1944 — the day of the Normandy landings — initiating the Western Allied effort to liberate mainland Europe from Nazi occupation during World War II. However, many other invasions and operations had a designated D-Day, both before and after that operation.
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