Pvt. Lafever fought in Fox Company, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division (the legendary "Big Red One"). He formed part of an assault platoon storming Omaha Beach in the first wave, at 6.40 am, under the guns of a German strong point. All the officers in his company had been wounded or killed by noon.Pfc Lafever was awarded the Combat Infantryman’s Badge for “exemplary behavior in action against the enemy.” The brave young infantryman was killed on D-Day.
Pvt. Lafever fought in Fox Company, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division (the legendary "Big Red One"). He formed part of an assault platoon storming Omaha Beach in the first wave, at 6.40 am, under the guns of a German strong point. All the officers in his company had been wounded or killed by noon.Pfc Lafever was awarded the Combat Infantryman’s Badge for “exemplary behavior in action against the enemy.” The brave young infantryman was killed on D-Day.
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