Frame Length approximately 16" x Frame Height approximately 13".D-Day, June 6, 1944Signed by Herbert E MooreA27/1944On the back of the frame is "CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY," which statesThis certifies the authenticity of D-Day survivor Herbert E. Moore's signature on the "D-Day Invasion" Print.Utah Beach was the code name for the right flank, or westernmost, of the Allied landing beaches during the D-Day invasion of Normandy, as part of Operation Overlord on June 6, 1944. One of the men who fought that day was Herbert E. Moore. Moore was born in 1910 and was drafted at the age of 30.On D-Day, More and his team were in the first wave of troops to land on Utah Beach. The landing was planned in four waves, the first consisting of 20 Higgins boats and 32 men. Moore and his team arrived at the line of departure on time, and all 20 craft were dispatched abreast. When the boats were 300-400 yards from the beach, the assault company commanders fired special smoke projectors to signal the lifting of naval support craft fire. Almost exactly at H-Hour, the assault craft lowered their ramps and 600 men waded through waist-deep water for the last 100 or more yards to the beach. Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt Jr., assistant commander of the 4th Division, coordinated the attack. Within hours, the beachhead was secured. D-Day was a successful attack for the United States, but it was at the cost of some of Moore's men; they lost 13 of the 32 that day.Moore continued to fight and stayed in Europe until the end of World War II. After the War, he returned to Missouri, where he still lives and recently celebrated his 100th birthday. Copyright 2011 Century Concept International Inc. Edward HumphreysIf you need any additional information or pictures, please let me know. Thank you for your interest. Shipping $10.00
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