Assault Wave, Coxswain
![Coxswain steers the landing craft Coxswain steers the landing craft](/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/art/travelling-exhibits/d-day--the-invasion-of-normandy0/assault-wave--coxswain/_jcr_content/mediaitem/image.img.jpg/1546620920325.jpg)
The landing craft coxswain was the symbol and fiber of the amphibious force. Exposed to enemy fire as he steered his ship to the enemy shore, the lives of thirty-six infantrymen in his small LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) were his responsibility. If he failed in his mission of landing these troops, the strategy of admirals went for naught; the bombardment of a naval force alone could never gain a foothold on the hostile and contested shore. The coxswain became a paragon of courageous determination and seamanship.
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- World War II 1939-1945
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