How Gene Oxley Performed His Heroic Service. Swimming through rough surf swept by machinegun and mortar fire, Coast Guardsman Gene Oxley, now coxswain, of Indianapolis, Ind. Carried a guide line to the beach of Normandy on D-Day and survived heavy Nazi fire that mowed down many soldiers following the line to the beach. This photo depicts how Oxley wrapped the end of the line around his middle and served as a "human anchor," in the midst of terrific enemy fire. Of the 36 invaders who attempted to follow the line ashore, only six made it. Meanwhile, the ramp of the Coast Guard-manned LCI had bee
How Gene Oxley Performed His Heroic Service. Swimming through rough surf swept by machinegun and mortar fire, Coast Guardsman Gene Oxley, now coxswain, of Indianapolis, Ind. Carried a guide line to the beach of Normandy on D-Day and survived heavy Nazi fire that mowed down many soldiers following the line to the beach. This photo depicts how Oxley wrapped the end of the line around his middle and served as a "human anchor," in the midst of terrific enemy fire. Of the 36 invaders who attempted to follow the line ashore, only six made it. Meanwhile, the ramp of the Coast Guard-manned LCI had been shot away by shellfire.
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