Utah Beach

Utah Beach lies to the West of Pointe du Hoc and even further West from Omaha Beach. Not so many cliffs here as at the other beaches. We arrived just before sunset, at high tide, when the beach was at its narrowest. At low tide, at the time of the landings, crossing the beach would have been like running the length of a football field of sand. The only hope for cover would have been to reach the dunes above the high-tide mark.