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On June 6th, 1944, now serving with the 607th Graves Registration Company, Ciampa landed on Utah Beach in Normandy shortly after the initial waves. His first task was to recover the bodies of paratroopers who had mistakenly been dropped into the English Channel and who had drowned under the weight of their equipment.
He then began the gruesome task of recovering the bodies on the beach and collecting their personal effects to return to their families. After Normandy, Ciampa spent the next eleven months moving across Europe, processing bodies, both American and German. Ultimately the 607th would handle and bury about 75,000 persons. George's experience instilled into him a unique appreciation for 'the price of freedom,' which he has spoken on for decades.
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