The story
S/Sgt Walter Pokorny was killed in action on 06 June 1944, serving with HQ&HQ Co, 3rd Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment. On June 6, 1944, the 2nd Battalion, 26th Infantry came ashore on the Normandy coast alongside the 1st Battalion, taking up a position just behind the 3rd Battalion as the regiment pushed inland. Holding this reserve position, the battalion stood ready through the night to help defend against any German counter-attack. Plans were already in place for the battalion to move forward and pass through the 3rd Battalion's lines the next morning to continue the advance. S/Sgt Pokorny was killed in action that day; the report does not specify the individual circumstances.
This location is an estimated position — the most specific place recorded in the source — not an exact spot.
Source: NARA