On 6 June 1944, The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada landed on Nan White beach at Bernieres-sur-mer, France. With A and B Companies lead by Brothers Majors E. Dalton and C. Dalton the Regiment landed first taking the town and advanced inland and was the only allied unit to hold its D-Day objective. With its Objective held the Regiment dug in and waited for the counter attack. At the end of the day the Regiment took 61 KIA and Six Officers and sixty-nine other ranks wounded.