The Story
T/Sgt Larry Colquitt was killed in action on 08 June 1944, serving with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment. On this day, the 116th Infantry Regimental Combat Team, reinforced with Ranger battalions, tanks, and chemical troops, was pushing west along the Normandy coastal road from Vierville-sur-Mer toward Grandcamp and Isigny, clearing enemy resistance as it went. The regiment's broader mission that day was to secure the coastline and guard the right flank of the neighboring 175th Infantry as the advance continued. By midnight, the combined force had fought its way through to Grandcamp-les-Bains, working to eliminate fortified enemy positions along the shore. While these operations are documented at the regimental level, they reflect the environment in which the men of Regimental Troops were serving that day. T/Sgt Colquitt was killed in action that day; the report does not specify the individual circumstances.
Source: NARA