Front page of the Northern Ireland edition of Stars and Stripes on June 6, 1944, announcing D-Day.

Stars and Stripes reporter Jack Foster watched from the USS Henrico as the ship landed infantrymen from the U.S. Army’s 1st Infantry Division on Omaha Beach. Read Foster’s accounts of what would become D-Day’s deadliest landing:

Infantry Wins Foothold With Terrific Attack

Riflemen, Navy Teamed to Win In Beach Duel

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