RIP Amos C. Cambron | 1922-2016
Headquarters Battery
47th Field Artillery Battalion
5th Armored Division
Amos C. “Andy” Cambron was a Sherman tank crewman in the 5th Armored Division, which arrived in Great Britain in February 1944 in preparation for Operation Overlord. While the division wasn’t fully engaged in Normandy until July 24, Amos participated in the D-Day landings at Utah Beach in support of the 4th Infantry Division. Shortly after arriving in France, his tank was hit by an enemy rocket and caught fire. Three crew members were killed while evacuating the tank, but Amos managed to escape through an escape hatch that obscured him from view.
He subsequently participated in the Battle of Normandy with the 5th Armored Division, the liberation of Paris, and the Battle of the Bulge. He served in Luxembourg and the Netherlands before returning to Germany, where he fought in fierce combat.
The war had not left him unscathed. For several years after 1945, his hands shook so much that he could not hold a cup of coffee without spilling the contents. His optimism and zest for life, however, overcame his post-traumatic stress disorder. We will never forget him.
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