Monument Details

PFC Manuel O. Martinez Monument (1st Infantry Division)

Details:

Just off the road near the old fort structures. Monument

A small stone with an inscribed plaque attached to the front.

The memorial remembers PFC Manuel Otero Martinez who fought in both the Spanish Civil War and in World War 2. He immigrated to New York and joined the US Army. During WW2 he served with the 16th Infantry Regiment, of the "Bid Red One"- 1st Infantry Division. He was killed in action on Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944. He is considered the only Spaniard who was KIA in the Normandy landings.

Memorials also remember him on Omaha Beach; he is buried in Outes, Spain. See sites Omaha Beach- 1st Infantry Division and Outes.

Monument Text:

The inscription is written in Spanish and reads:

IN MEMORIAM

MANUEL OTERO MARTÍNEZ

(NACIDO EN SERRA DE OUTRES, A CORUÑA)

SOLDADO DE PRIMERA DEL EJERCITO NOTREAMERICANO

1ª DIVISIÓN (BIG RED ONE) 16º REGIMENTO DE INFANTERÍA

EL ÚNICO ESPAÑOL Y GALLEGO QUE MURIÓ EN LA PLAYA DE OMAHA

EN EL DESEMBARCO DE NORMANDÍA, FRANCIA, EL 6 DE JUNIO DE 1944

70º ANIVERSARIO

A CORUÑA, 3 DE AGOSTO 2014

EXCMO. AYUNTAMIENTO DE A CORUÑA

ASOCIACIÓN HISTÓRICO CULTURAL “THE ROYAL GREEN JACKETS” A CORUÑA

ASOCIACIÓN DE AMIGOS DE LA BATERIA DE COSTA DE MONTE DE SAN PEDRO DE A CORUÑA

The English Translation:

IN MEMORIUM

MANUEL OTERO MARTÍNEZ

(BORN IN SERRA DE OUTRES, A CORUÑA)

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS OF THE AMERICAN ARMY

1ST INFANTRY DIVISION (BIG RED ONE) 16TH INFANTRY REGIMENT

THE ONLY SPANIARD AND GALICIAN TO FALL ON OMAHA BEACH

DURING THE NORMANDY LANDINGS IN FRANCE JUNE 6, 1944

70TH ANNIVERSARY

A CORUÑA, AUGUST 3, 2014

CULTURAL ASSOCIATION "THE ROYAL GREEN JACKETS" A CORUÑA

THE FRIENDS OF MONTE SAN PEDRO SHORE BATTERY ASSOCIATION A CORUÑA

Commemorates:

People:

Manuel Otero Martinez

Units:

16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division

1st Infantry Division

Wars:

WWII

Battles:

Normandy Invasion

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