Player Embed Code: Download Embed Share The Auburn Boys of the 299 CAB 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office May 18, 2026 | 1:37 This video honors the "Auburn Boys," a group of 63 high school friends from Auburn, New York, who served as Pathfinders in the 299th Combat Engineer Battalion on D-Day. Tasked with clearing deadly obstacles on Omaha and Utah Beaches under heavy enemy fire, their extraordinary bravery helped open the path for the Allied invasion of Europe at a heavy cost. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. William Rogers