By Patti Mengers
Seventy-one years ago today, on D-Day, nearly 160,000 Allied troops were among the first wave of forces that landed on the beaches of Normandy. More than 2,500 Americans died that pivotal day during World War II that would eventually lead to victory over Nazi Germany.
Wes Mullen of Ridley Park was with the 1st Division, 26th Infantry, Company G who landed on Omaha Beach June 6, 1944. He survived but was later injured twice during combat in Europe. Nevertheless he considers those who died the real heroes.
“It’s not about me. Nine thousand men went ashore in my division and 6,000 were probably killed,” said Mullen, who was only 19 on D-Day.
While his platoon lost only one man on D-Day, about two months later, 24 were killed and six were wounded in 15 minutes during a Nazi ambush en route to Belgium.
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