Arthur F DeFranzo

S/Sgt Arthur DeFranzo was killed in action on 09 June 1944, serving with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment. On 9 June 1944, the 3rd Battalion, 18th Infantry, took up positions on the right flank of the regiment as it launched an attack at 1115 hours astride the Bayeux road, pushing toward the Drome River phase line originally set for D+1. Advancing alongside the 1st Battalion on the left, with the 2nd Battalion held in reserve, the battalion moved forward against stubborn enemy resistance, relying on combined tank-infantry teams to root out fortified strong points along the way. The fighting that day reflected the broader push of the regiment rather than actions documented at the company level, but it placed the battalion squarely in the effort to gain ground toward the river objective. S/Sgt DeFranzo was killed in action that day; the report does not specify the individual circumstances.