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By Rob Morris
Nineteen-year-old army combat engineer Jay Rencher blinked the salt spray from his eyes, filled his lungs, and again plunged beneath the cold, roiling waves. Minutes earlier, his three-man team had slipped stealthily from a pitching landing craft in
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My Dad was a combat engineer-I believe he came in at Omaha Beach with the 20th CIE-he was in 9 major campaigns
Wish someone would call me-I am locating my Dads medal and ribbons and he got the CIB badge and they are refusing to send it to me out at Fort Knox-these people dont know what they are doing-call me 757-328-8949
Otis Hamm is my great-uncle. He was my paternal grandmother’s brother. My daddy, Otis Gentry, was named after him. As well as my oldest son. He is forever remembered and honored by our family.
My father was a 531st Shore Engineer. He was killed by a land mine on June 13. There is a road named for him off of Utah Beach. I’ve never been able to find any info as to why the road was named for him, so your article was very enlightening. If you have anything else you can share I’d appreciate it. Thank you so much.
Jacqueline Simmons Lier.