Ten landing craft were swamped by the rough seas before they reached the beach and sevwrroypen isont, the landing boats passed struggling men in life preservers and on rafts, survivors of the DD tanks which had sunk.
Ten landing craft were swamped by the rough seas before they reached the beach and several others stayed afloat only because their passengers bailed water with their helmets. On the 16th RCT front, the landing boats passed struggling men in life preservers and on rafts, survivors of the DD tanks which had sunk.