They Mocked His “Single Pistol Stand” — Until He Held a Trench Alone on D Day

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At 5:47 a.m. on June 6th, 1944's Private Daniel Hayes crouched in a German trench on Omaha Beach with a single M1911 pistol and seven rounds. Behind him, 63 American soldiers were pinned down by three MG42 nests. In front of him, 17 Vermached infantry were charging his position. In the next four minutes, Hayes would prove that the army's pistolon d... Read More