The Cross of Lorraine

On December 7, 1941, war came to the United States. It came quickly and without warning. Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese and within two days this country was at war with Germany, Japan, and Italy. " After training in the United Kingdom from 17 April 1944, the 79th Infantry Division landed on Utah Beach, Normandy, 12–14 June and entered combat 19 June 1944, with an attack on Cherbourg Naval Base...It held a defensive line at the Ollonde River until 2 July 1944 and then returned to the o