 The company departed from Upottery airbase in Devon, England, and dropped over the Cotentin Peninsula of Normandy, France in the early hours of the morning of 6 June 1944.After assembling on the ground, the men of E Company disabled a battery of four German heavy guns on D-Day that threatened forces coming along Causeway 2.The town of Carentan was crucial for American soldiers to capture because it would link Omaha and Utah beaches together, providing access for armor and equipment.