John Holeman
WWII | A Company, 2nd Battalion, 71st Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Division
The training in California was hot and the Atlantic Crossing was a nightmare, according to John Holeman, who was on his way to France as a replacement for the hard hit units who had been in fierce combat. The first thing his unit saw when they got to the top of the cliffs at Omaha beach gave them pause, and when they were in transit through a rail yard, what they found in the next car gave them cheer. (5:22)