D-Day's 'Uncle' Red and 'Uncle' Green: The Omaha Beach Sectors

Omaha Beach was divided into sectors named with colors: Easy Red, Easy Green, Fox Red, Fox Green — but the two least talked about sectors were 'Uncle Red' and 'Dog White.' The 116th Infantry Regiment assaulted Dog White sector and suffered devastating casualties. One company (Company A, 116th Infantry) landed at 0630 and was reduced from 200 men to 35 in the first 10 minutes. Two soldiers, Staff Sergeant Philip Streczyk and Sergeant Frank Paskewicz, single-handedly blew a gap through the German wire on the bluffs, allowing the first wave to get inland.