Jack D Stine

Pvt Jack Stine was killed in action on 10 June 1944, serving with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment. On this date, the 3rd Battalion, 26th Infantry was ordered to dig in and hold an all-round defensive position, with no further movement planned for the day. Word came down from Division that the battalion held a notable distinction: it was the first organization on the entire beachhead to reach its assigned Army objective. For the men in the ranks that day, this meant a period of consolidation and defense rather than advance, having already pushed farther inland than any other unit in the sector. Pvt Stine was killed in action that day; the report does not specify the individual circumstances.