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After the storm, all supplies to the Allied Army had been abruptly and unexpectedly cut-off, leaving them with a now finite and decreasing amount of ammunition, food, fuel. The Allies were forced [...]

Only a week into their time in Normandy, Monfre’s unit would face their first test against the natural elements.  The strongest storm in 40 years hit the Normandy coast on June 19th and raged on [...]

Peter and Company C travel 6 miles inland to Trévières, France .  The 509th MPs are assigned to traffic control in what is now called the V Corp Beach Area and they are bivouacked 3/4 miles west [...]

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 [...]

On June 8th, 1944 Peter and Company C travel to Southhampton and board the U.S. Robert Toombs Liberty Ship.  They will remain on board the ship in the harbor until the morning of June 10th at [...]

Peter and his company head back to Bristol for four and a half months of training and preparing for invasion.  They get time to explore the town and mingle with locals and even throw a company [...]

While in London, Peter gets sick and sent to the U.S. Army hospital in London.  The exact type of illness is not listed in the records.

The Company is temporarily sent to London for training and leave.  They will spend a total of 97 days in London, including Christmas and New Years Eve.

Peter and his company arrive at Liverpool and head directly to Bristol, England.  They will spend the next 319 days in England, training for the invasion of Nazi Germany.

Peter and his company spend eleven days on the Thomas H. Barry troop ship.