A Machine Gunner's War by Ernest Albert ""Andy"" Andrews Jr., D... - 9781636246529

A Machine Gunner's WarFrom Normandy to Victory with the 1st Infantry Division in World War II\nAuthor(s): Ernest Albert \""Andy\"" Andrews Jr., David B Hurt\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Casemate Publishers, United States\nImprint: Casemate Publishers\nISBN-13: 9781636246529, 978-1636246529\nSynopsis\nIn a strong new volume, A Machine Gunners War, one of [those poor foot soldiers], Ernest Andrews Jr., tells the tale of his own struggle to fight and survive as an unheralded infantryman. The New York Times_x000D_\n_x000D_\nErnest Andy Andrews began his training as a machine gunner at Fort McClellan in Alabama in July 1943. In early 1944, he arrived in the UK for further training before D-Day. Andys company, part of the 1st Infantry Division, departed England on the evening of June 5 on the USS Henrico. Due to a problem with his landing craft, Andy only reached Omaha Beach on the early evening of June 6, but still had a harrowing experience. Fighting in Normandy, Andy was nicked by a bu.