Pinellas Co. man's boots first on ground in Normandy
THE U-S GOVERNMENT CONFIRMED COLONEL LEONARD SCHROEDER WAS THE FIRST AMERICAN TO LAND ON THE BEACHES OF NORMANDY ON D-DAY. HE LIVED AND RETIRED IN PINELLAS COUNTY.
THE U-S GOVERNMENT CONFIRMED COLONEL LEONARD SCHROEDER WAS THE FIRST AMERICAN TO LAND ON THE BEACHES OF NORMANDY ON D-DAY. HE LIVED AND RETIRED IN PINELLAS COUNTY.