The right side plaque on the outside wall of the Norfolk House Plaque A bronze plaque with English text

The United States of America recognizes the

selfless service and manifold contributions of

General Dwight David Eisenhower, Supreme Allied

Commander, 1944-1945. At this site, General

Eisenhower, on behalf of freedom loving peoples

throughout the World, directed the Allied

Expeditionary Forces against Fortress Europe, 6

June 1944.

This plaque was dedicated by a United

States Department of Defense delegation and the

Eisenhower family on 4 June 1990 during the

Centennial year of his birth and the 46th

Anniversary of Operation OVERLORD.