1Lt Dominic Ternan Memorial Cross -79th Infantry Division
Details:
On the ground to the left of the entrance gate.
Monument
A stone cross monument commemorating First Lieutenant Dominic Ternan who was killed on June 19, 1944. The inscription is written in French.
On June 19, 1944, during the invasion of Normandy, Ternan was near the Pont Tovès in Servigny, France. The 79th Infantry Division was advancing towards Cherbourg, a strategic port city. Amid the fierce fighting, Ternan was administering last rites to a wounded American soldier when he was struck by a German sniper. His death occurred shortly after the D-Day landings, during a phase of intense combat to secure the Cotentin Peninsula. Ternan played a critical role in providing spiritual support to soldiers during the Allied campaign to liberate France.
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Monument Text:
1st Lt
DOMINIC TERNAN
CHAPLAIN
IN US ARMY
† SERVIGNY THE
19.06.1944
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
315th Infantry Regiment, 79th Division
79th Infantry Division
United States Army
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Battle of Cherbourg