Robert H Fey

Sgt Robert Fey was killed in action on 20 June 1944, serving with HQ Co, 18th Infantry Regiment. Around this date, the 18th Infantry Regiment was settled into defensive positions in the Caumont sector, with its command post established near Sallen as battalions held ground at Villeneuve, La Vacquerie, Le Haye, Le Bisson, and in reserve near Beziers. Through this stretch of mid-to-late June, the regiment worked to hold and strengthen its lines, sending out combat and ambush patrols that brought in prisoners and inflicted casualties on the enemy while turning back several probing attacks without giving up ground. Regimental Troops would have been part of this broader effort to secure the sector, though the surviving record describes the period in general terms rather than detailing the actions of any single unit on this exact day. Sgt Fey was killed in action that day; the report does not specify the individual circumstances.