D-Day Survivor: An Autobiography

by Harold Baumgarten

Overview

“There was no way to anticipate the horrors of the holocaust that awaited us on the Dog Green Sector.”

—Dr. Harold Baumgarten

It was the bravery and heroism of the 116th Infantry that began one of the longest days of combat in American war history. In the face of heavy fire and despite suffering the loss of eight hundred men and officers, the 116th Infantry overcame beach obstacles, took the enemy-defended positions along the beach and cliffs, pushed through the mined area, and continued inshore to successfully accomplish their objective.

A member of the 116th Infantry Regiment of the 29th Infantry Division, veteran Harold Hal Baumgarten gives his firsthand account of the June 6, 1944, landing on Dog Green sector of Omaha Beach. A multidecorated hero, Baumgarten was wounded five times before being evacuated. In 1991, he served as a consultant for the filming of the WWII movie Saving Private Ryan.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781589804210
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	10/31/2006
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.28(h) x 1.04(d)

About the Author

Dr. Baumgarten’s exploits have been reported in People, U.S. News and World Report, USA Today, and various other newspapers throughout the United States. He also has been featured on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition and by Tom Brokaw on NBC. Besides his countless television appearances that include interviews on CNN, CBS, The History Channel, and networks in France, Austria, and Germany, he was a guest speaker at The National D-Day Museum in New Orleans in June 2000.