Even worse, the personal statements have not been well chosen or edited. Other sections contain information that I remain sceptical of. Sorry, but this one tale is so cluttered with erroneous and misleading information that anyone with the slightest military background should have flagged it as being untrustworthy. That's probably the worst offender, but there are other questionable moments. It appears that everything was accepted verbatim from the vets without double-checking for accuracy.
Oral histories are a fuunny thing.
Without doing the research behind the statements, bad oral statements can sometimes distort our view of what really happened. To be fair, there are a handful of new memoirs that contain some good information. I'm also pleased to see that finally someone else has recognized the role of the Beach Battalions at Normandy. Its about time that someone did some good solid work on the Navy's role in Normandy. The material is readily available in the National Archives, many of the veterans are still available, and the public seems to devour anything to do with D-day.