In the hallowed landscape of Normandy, France, the Battle of Cherbourg unfolded as a symphony of thundering naval and ground artillery pummeled the German port defenses.

The streets echoed with the rhythmic cadence of gunfire as American GIs closed in on the strategic port city. Pinned beneath the gaze of German pillboxes and unforgiving 88-millimeter Flak guns, the Allies faced German audacity and stiff resistance.

Amidst the chaos, Corporal John D. Kelly braved a hail of machine gun fire, navigating through enemy defenses with a pole and TNT charges to destroy a pillbox and save his buddies.

Lieutenant Carlos C. Ogden, a fearless leader from Fairmount, Illinois, confronted a lethal artillery barrage in another sector. Despite his grievous injuries and a bullet grazing his helmet, Ogden wielded his M1 Garand grenade launcher and advanced towards an 88-millimeter Flak gun already damaged by one of his grenades. He aimed to silence it for good.

Such was the spirit of the fighting men led by Lightning Joe Collins, one of the youngest commanders in US military history tasked with capturing the most crucial port the allied troops required for the liberation of France.

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