FORT RILEY, Kan. — The 16th Infantry Regiment here boasts a long and distinguished combat record. It fought at Manassas and Gettysburg. It was the first unit to hit Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944.

Among the many Allied military units storming the Normandy coast on June 6, 1944, was the 16th Infantry ... their unit. As a military and oral historian, I researched this particular regiment ...

They were among the nearly 1,000 casualties of the 16th Infantry killed, wounded or missing on D-Day. Despite these heavy losses – roughly one-third of the unit's troops – the regiment's ...

Less than a month after leaving Hartford, the 16th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Regiment ... called the “Hartford County Regiment.” But citizen support and unit pride did not make up for ...

Among the many Allied military units storming the Normandy coast on June 6, 1944, was the 16th Infantry ... their unit. As a military and oral historian, I researched this particular regiment's ...

Among the many Allied military units storming the Normandy coast on June 6, 1944, was the 16th Infantry ... their unit. As a military and oral historian, I researched this particular regiment ...