A Naval Signalman During World War II

The plan was for the marines to be inland by the second day, but they were still in the process of trying to get off the beach they had gone in on. Word was received that we would start our invasion at 8:30 in the morning. As anyone can imagine, anticipation and anxiety were at their peak the night of the sixteenth. We could hear big guns and rockets firing all around, and the night sky was lit like day.