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 This web page is dedicated to Lt. Col. Roland H. Vogt, US Army (Ret), a veteran of the D-Day Landings at Omaha Beach as well as all veterans of World War II and specifically those involved in Operation Overlord -- the invasion of Europe. On 06 June 1944. then SSgt. Vogt was assigned to I Company, 16th Infrantry, 1st Division (the Big Red One). Though originally assigned to the 94th Division, 376th Infantry, he had volunteered for a mission to "go to England", without knowing where this would eventually lead -- to a "Higgins boat" (LCI - Landing Craft Infantry) crossing the English Channel where he would be in the first wave to attack Fox Green Sector of Omaha Beach. Of the 44 men in his platoon in that boat, only 3 survived the landing to fight inland. For saving the life of his Battalion Commander, Col. Benjamin E. Thurston, then MSgt Vogt was cited for the Congressional Medal of Honor. He declined this citation in exchange for a Battlefield Commission to Second Lt., though he was additionally awarded the Silver Star (the nation's second-highest award) by General George S. Patton, personally. His leadership in the taking of the German town of Grimsburg, without a shot, lead to him being awarded a Bronze Star. He would eventually earn a second Bronze Star as well as numerous other awards. Lt. Col. Vogt's stories, as well as a listing of his awards, can be found on this web page. Please feel free to contact us with any questions you might have, or if you are the spouse, widow or child of someone who had served with Lt. Col. Vogt. We especially encourage you to sign our guestbook. |
