In the early morning hours of June 6th, 1944, Amin Isbir, the oldest sailor of the 6th Naval Beach Battalion, Platoon C-8, was onboard LCI-L #88 along with soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division and those of the 5th Special Engineers Brigade heading on a eastern course towards Omaha Beach, Easy Red One sector. An LCI-L or Landing Craft Infantry Large, carried about 200 troops and their cargo. Amin Isbir was killed in action, in the line of duty, that morning.
