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Podcast: Walk Among Heroes
Episode: Walk Among Heroes Podcast: Episode 14B - Bill Parker (D-Day Veteran) Part 2
Description: Walk Among Heroes is honored to welcome Mr. Bill Parker as our guest for Episode 14. Part of the 116th Regiment, 29th Division, Mr. Parker landed with the first wave on Omaha Beach, D-Day, June 6, 1944. He was possibly the first Allied soldier to set foot on Omaha Beach. Although there is no way to historically verify who took the first step on Omaha Beach, Mr. Parker was definitely among the earliest men to land on that fateful day. Part of a wire-breaching team, he was the first man to step into the water when the ramp dropped on his Higgins boat...