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Details:

On the lower half of each side of the stele. 

Monument

This black marble plaque, with white inscription and bronze unit insignia, commemorates the 5th Engineer Special Brigade for their actions on Omaha Beach during Operation Overlord. They were tasked with an succeeded in the removing of beach obstacles and building of roads to move supplies and troops up the beach. 

Monument Text:

5th 
ENGINEER
SPECIAL
BRIGADE

In Honor of the Valiant

Americans of the 5th Engineer

Special Brigade Who Gave Their

Lives in the Assault on This

Beach on 6 June 1944

BM1c George L. Abbott

PhM3c Charles L. Abel

T/Sgt Abner L. Adams

SM3c Gilford R. Albertson

Ens James E. Allison

Pvt Rodger D. Andrews

Pdc Donald E. Axon

Pfc Oscar G. Bailey

Tec5 Marin I. Bakica

2ndLt Hyman J. Barash

Pvt Robert L. Barker

Pvt Jerome J. Bernstein

RM3c Edwyn D. Black

Cpl William H. Bowker

Pfc James E. Bowler

Pvt John S. Brannon Jr.

Pfc Sandy Butler

2ndLt John B. Carter

RM3c John M. Chase

LtCol Vivien G. Clark

Pvt Oscar E. Clevaland

Pvt James A. Cochran

RM3c Francis J. Collins

Tec5 Richard H. Connell

Capt Allen H. Cox Jr.

S/Sgt Dvid R. Creekmore

Pfc Darius W. Crites

Sgt Michel DiBenetto

Capt Louis J. Drnovich

Pfc Joseph M. Fisk

Tec5 Isaiah Foreman

Pvt William A. Francis

Cpl William D. Franko

T/Sgt William Grande

Pvt Richard J. Haburchak

Lt(JG) Almond L Hagerty

Pvt James M. Hare

Capt Paul F. Harkelroad

S1c George G. Higgins

Pvt Earnest J. Holbrooks

Pvt Calvin Hoppes

Tec4 Hugh M. Ingram

Pvt James S. Isbell

Coxswain Amin Isbir 

Pvt Frank R. Joniak

Pfc George Kashula

1stLt Howard T Kearney

Pfc Daniel E. Kepler

S/Sgt Frank G. Kisasonak

Cpl Myron J. Komstadus

Tec5 Robert J. Krueger

Cpl Thomas J. Lane Jr.

Ens Leonard I. Lewis

Pvt Charles H Manning

M/Sgt George M. Maresca

SM3c Lawrence R. Meredith

Pvt William E. Mensch

Tec4 Charles I. Moon

Pvt Louis A. Moore

HA1c Virgil Mounts 

RM2c John N. Murphy

Pvt Jamie E. McComb

Pvt Harry A. McDonough

Tec4 John McMurray

S/Sgt Edwin J. Nenadal

Tec5 Thomas Nurtney

PhM1c John T O’Donnel

PhM2c John F. Peterssen

Sgt Shirley J. Phillips

Pvt James R. Reed

PhM3c Morris W. Rickenbach

Tec5 Albert J. Roberts

Sgt Lester E. Rust

Pvt Herbert J. Sanborn

Pfc Ben Shelton

Pvt Raymond E. Shock

Pvt Donald E. Simmons

RM3c T.I. Simmons

Pfc James Smith

LtCol Lionel F. Smith

Pvt Albert E. Soto

Tec5 Leslie L. Speirs

Cpl Joseph J. Sternbank

Sgt William T. Stover

Sgt Steve J. Tepovich

Pvt Jessie F.A. Tidwell

Pfc Guy L. Tillis

Pvt Lupe Villarreal

Lt(jg) George E. Wade

Pvt Hoyt W. Walker

Pvt Willard J. Werner

Pfc Jack M. Wilefler

Pvt John E. Williams

Pvt Ralph E. Wise

Cpl Teddy J. Wojtczak

Pfc John Zelvis 

 

CROIX de GUERRE

Presented to the

5TH ENGINEER

SPECIAL BRIGADE

25 May 1945

 

Pour Services Exceptionels

De Guerre Rendus

Au Cours des Operations

De Liberation de a France

 

For Exceptional Services

Of War Rendered in the

Course of the Operations

Of Liberation of France

 

 

 

UNITS COMPOSING THE

5TH ENGINEERING

SPECIAL

BRIGADE

ON 6 JUNE 1944

 

HQ&HQ CO  5TH ENGR SP. BRIG

37TH ENGR. C BN

336TH EGNR. C BN

348TH ENGR. C BN

533RD QM SERV. BN

4141ST QM SERV CO

4142ND QM SERV CO

4143RD QM SERV CO

619TH QM BN

97TH QM RHD CO

559TH QM RHD CO

CO A 203RD GAS SUP BN

131ST OM MOBILE BN

453RD AMPHIBIAN TRK CO

458TH AMPHIBIAN TRK CO

459TH AMPHIBIAN TRK CO

251ST ORD BN

616TH ORD AMM CO

3466TH RD MAM CO

61ST MED BN

391ST COLL CO

392ND COLL CO

393RD COLL CO

643RD CLR CO

210TH MP CO

30TH CML DECON CO

294TH JOINT ASSAULT SIG CO

 

ATTACHED UNITS

 

6TH NAVAL BEACH BN

4042ND QM TRK CO

26TH BOMB DISP SOD

2ND PLTN 440TH ENGR DEP CO

2ND PLTN 467TH ENGR MAINT CO

2ND PLTN 607TH QM GR REG CO

DET 165TH SIG PHOTO CO

DET 175TH SIG REP CO

DET 215TH SIG DEP CO

BRITISH VHF SIG DET

DET 1ST MED DEP CO

DET SRD AUX SURG GP

1219TH ENGR FIRE FIGHTING PLTN

502ND PORT BN

270TH PORT CO

271ST PORT CO

272ND PORT CO

273RD PORT CO

487TH PORT CO

184TH PORT CO

185TH PORT CO

186TH PORT CO

187TH PORT CO

282ND PORT CO

283RD PORT CO

Commemorates:

People:

1  2  Next

George Lynn Abbott

Charles L. Abel

Abner L. Adams

Gilford Rudolpheus “Gill”, Jr. Albertson

Rodger Dean Andrews

Donald E.  Axon

Oscar G. Bailey

Marin I. Bakica

Hyman J. Barash

Robert Lynn, Sr. Barker

Jerome J. Bernstein

Edwyn D.  Black

William Henry Bowker

James E. Bowler

John S. Brannon Jr.

Sandy Butler

John Blair Carter

John Morris Chase

Vivien G. Clark

Oscar Edger Cleaveland

James A., Jr. Cochran

Francis J Collins

Richard H. Connell

Allen Howard, Jr. Cox

David Ralph Creekmore

Darius W. Crites

Michael Di Benedetto

Lewis J. Drnovich

Joseph M. Fisk

Isaiah  Foreman

William A. Francis

William D. Franko

William, Jr. Grande

Richard J. Haburchak

Almond L. "Jack" Hagerty

James Melvin Hare

Paul Franklin Harkleroad

George Gith Higgins

Earnest J. Holbrooks

Calvin Henry Hoppes

Hugh M. Ingram

James Starling Isbell

Amin Isbir

Frank R. Joniak

George Kashula

Howard T. Kearney

Daniel E. Kepler

Frank G. Kisasonak

Myron J. Komstadius

Robert J. Krueger

Units:

1219th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon

131st Quartermaster Mobile Battalion

210th Military Police Company

251st Ordinance Battalion

26th Bomb Disposal Squadron

270th Port Company

271st Port Company

272nd Port Company

273rd Port Company

282nd Port Company

283rd Port Company

293rd Joint Assault Signal Company

2nd Platoon 440th Engineer DEP Company

2nd Platoon 607th Quartermasters

2nd Platoon, 467th Engineering Maintenance Company

30th Chemical Decontamination Company

3111th Signal Service Battalion

336th Engineer Combat Battalion

33rd Quartermaster Truck Regiment

3466th Ordinance MAM Company

348th Engineer Combat Battalion

3717th QM Truck Company

37th Engineer Combat Battalion

3814th QM Gasoline Supply Company

391st COLL Company

392nd COLL Company

393rd COLL Company

4042nd Quartermaster Truck Company

4141st Quartermaster Service Company

4142nd Quartermaster Service Company

4143rd Quartermaster Service Company

453rd Amphibian Truck Company

458th Amphibian Truck Company

459th Amphibian Truck Company

487th Port Battalion

502nd Port Battalion

533rd Quartermaster Service Battalion

559th Quartermaster RHD Company

5th Engineer Special Brigade

616th Ordinance Ammunition Company

619th Quartermaster Battalion

61st Medical Battalion

6th Naval Beach Battalion

97th Quartermaster RHD Company

British VHF Signal Detachment

Detachment 165th Signal Photo Company

Detachment 175th Signal Repair Company

Detachment 1st Medical Depot Company

Detachment 215th Signal DEP Company

Detachment 215th Signal Depot Company

Detachment 3rd Auxiliary Surgical Group

HQ Company 5th Engineer Special Brigade

United States Army

United States Navy

Wars:

WWII

Battles:

Normandy Invasion

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