by Lisa M. Budreau, Ph.D.
Early on the morning of June 11, 1944, Tennesseans with the famed 30th “Old Hickory” Infantry Division came ashore at Omaha Beach, following the initial landing a few days before on what is commonly referred to as D-Day. They arrived in Normandy after extensive training, including several months at Camp Forrest, near Tullahoma, Tennessee, one of the largest World War II training facilities in America. Once ashore in France, units of the 30th&nb...
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