"...I was the man who carried the maps..."

William V. Loncaric

William Loncaric War: World War II, 1939-1946 Branch: Army Unit: 250th Field Artillery Battalion Service Location: France; Germany; Austria; Texas; Kansas; Missouri; Mississippi; Oklahoma Highest Rank: Major Place of Birth: St. Louis, MO

On D-Day, William Loncaric's assignment was to land at Omaha Beach and to help get Corps Headquarters operational by D + 1. "Corp Forward" had to command Omaha and Utah Beach, coordinating the infantry, artillery, and Air Force. Loncaric also participated in the liberation of Dachau prison camp. He had never seen anything like it in his life.