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Utah Beach Museum

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On the ocean front, located in the Parc Naturel Régional des Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin. Museum The Utah Beach Museum was created in 1962 by Michel de Vallavielle, mayor of Sainte Marie du Mont.  The museum opened inside an old German bunker known under code name WT5.  It contains displays of the U.S. invasion on June 6, 1944.

Monument Text:

Musee

Commemorates:

People:

Waverly Bernard “Woody” Jr. Woodson

Units:

320th Barrage Balloon Battalion

United States Air Force

United States Army

United States Coast Guard

United States Marine Corps

United States Navy

US Army Engineer Corps

Wars:

WWII

Battles:

Normandy Invasion