Peter Lands at Omaha Beach in Normandy

30 hours later, on June 11th at 11:00am, they found themselves anchored in the waters off of Omaha Beach.  Peter and his company would have to sit on their ship for yet another 30 hours before finally making their way ashore.  At 5:30 pm on June 12th, Peter J. Monfre took his first steps on mainland Europe and was now officially a part of the Allied Invasion Forces.