U.S. troops receive communion before battle.

U.S. troops receive communion before battle. American soldiers in Normandy receive Holy Communion from Captain Joseph Esser, a Catholic chaplain, before resuming the offensive that in nine days carried them 60 miles down the peninsula's west flank and halfway across Brittany. Clergymen of all denominations are attached to the U.S. armed forces and go into battle beside the fighting men to administer to their spiritual needs.