 Severely wounded by German shelling, he helped bandage and administer plasma and sulfa throughout the day and night, helped evacuate the wounded when the tide came in, and continued first aid operations until 4.30 the second afternoon. Even though he'd been shot in the groin, he did all this. The Army would credit him with treating 200 casualties on the deadliest stretch of the invasion beach before nearly collapsing from fatigue and blood loss.