Chapter 1 - The Armada
Normandy 1944: The First Crucial Days
Weymouth Bay, South of England, 6pm, 5 June 1944
The rumble of anchor chains spread in Weymouth Harbor this early evening in June. The USS Samuel Chase (APA-26), USS Henrico (APA-45) and SS Empire Javelin[1] were all ready to sail. These belonged to "Strength O", whose mission was to land on Omaha Beach, punch a hole in the German Atlantic Wall and creat…