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As he stood in the plane's doorway, an enemy shell burst, ripping right through his chest.
Ignoring his wound, he pulled himself up and called to his men, "Follow me."
As he leapt into the night, 30 minutes later, Lieutenant Mathis was found dead.
The first American officer killed on June 6, 1944, D-Day.
At 6.30 a.m., landing craft carrying thousands of soldiers,