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North of Brécourt Manor, Normandy,
6 June 1944 0830 Hours: After linking
up with his parent unit at the hamlet of Le Grand Chemin on the
morning of June 6, 1944, 1st Lieutenant Richard Winters was ordered
up front away from his company. With minimal instructions and
no briefing, Winters found himself tasked to destroy a German
artillery battery. The battery had initially been reported to
be 88 mm guns firing onto causeway exit #2 leading off Utah Beach
thereby disrupting the advance of the U.S. 4th Infantry Division
inland on this route. It turned out to be four 105’s, with
support elements nearby. Several other units had stumbled into
the enemy position earlier in the morning and had been repulsed.
Winters collected a team of thirteen men from his own and other
companies and developed a quick plan of attack. He positioned
a pair of M1919 .30 caliber machine guns to serve as a base of
fire and sent several soldiers (2nd Lt. Lynn D. Compton, Sgt.
Joseph D. Toye, and Sgt. William J. Guarnere) to one flank to
destroy a machine gun position with grenades and provide covering
fire. Sgt. C. Carwood Lipton climbed a tree, which exposed him
to enemy fire but provided an excellent view of the enemy. He
opened fire, but return fire caused him to return rapidly to the
ground. Winters then led an attack down the hedgerow leading to
the first gun position. After the four guns were disabled, Winters’
team was low on ammunition and withdrew.
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