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The '''Coxwain''' was the Captain of the landing craft which carried [[Captain John H. Miller]] and a platoon of his soldiers to [[Omaha Beach]], during {{w|World War Two}}. The man said to them''"Clear the ramp, thirty seconds, God be with you!"''.
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The '''Coxswain''' was a minor character briefly seen in the film, ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]''. He was the Captain of the landing craft that carried [[Captain John H. Miller]] and a platoon of his soldiers to [[Omaha Beach]] during {{w|World War Two}}. The man ordered them that they should ''"Clear the ramp, thirty seconds, God be with you!"''.
   
He was later killed by a German MG-42 in the Coastal Bunker, unable to escape the landing craft in time.
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Unable to escape the landing craft in time, he was later killed by a German MG-42 firing from the coastal bunker.
 
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Revision as of 01:06, 19 August 2019


The Coxswain was a minor character briefly seen in the film, Saving Private Ryan. He was the Captain of the landing craft that carried Captain John H. Miller and a platoon of his soldiers to Omaha Beach during World War Two. The man ordered them that they should "Clear the ramp, thirty seconds, God be with you!".

Unable to escape the landing craft in time, he was later killed by a German MG-42 firing from the coastal bunker.