Chapter 16: Our landings have failed
Chapter 16 Follows Carl "Art" Koski through the final preparations for D-Day.
1. Time Magazine prepared an article about Tom Jones, the Artist-Engineer, but it was never published. Tom Jones is an accomplished artist and has an extensive collection of sketches and water colors depicting the experiences of the 332nd Engineers Regiment.
2. For additional information on the Dam Busters, visit the following Web sites:
a. http://www.dambusters.org.uk/
b. http://home.clara.net/heureka/lincolnshire/dambusters.htm
c. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Chastise
3. We do not know if Art saw the planes leaving for D-Day, but other members of the 332nd remember them flying overhead that night.
Media and Web links:
1. Figure 16-1 Video: The Nazis knew the Allies were coming and prepared massive defenses on the coast of Europe.
2.Figure 16-3 Web: Learn more about Sergeant Tom Jones.
3. Figure 16-4 Video: The invasion was planned in great detail by General Eisenhower and his staff.
4. Figure 16-6 Video: No detail was left to chance. As reported by the 332nd Engineers, men were even sent to the Normandy beaches to collect samples of beach sand.
5. Figure 16-7 Web: View the original note that General Eisenhower had written for release in the event that the D-Day attacks failed.
6. Figure 16-8 Video: Watch a video about the movement of men and material to the coast of England in preperation fo the invasion.
7. Figure 16-9 Video: Watch a video about the D-Day invasion.
Copyright 2007 by Dan Oja