Monument Details

6th Engineer Special Brigade

Details:

Located in the grassy area between the D517 and Rue de la Mer about 150m south of the 29th Division headstone. It is also near the northernmost part of the Mulberry Bridge memorial. Monument The monument remembers the 6th Engineer Special Brigade and different sub units listed on the sides of the stele. On top of the stele is the US Army Engineer branch insignia.

Monument Text:

Front side:

6th Engineer Special Brigade

D-Day Omaha Beach 6 June 1944

"The Fight for the First Thousand Yards"

In memoriam to all members of this command who lived, fought, and died for the cause of freedom.

COL. Paul W. Thompson CE

Commanding 6 June 1944

Dedicated Nov 1944

Rededicated June 1998

Veterans of the 6th Engr Spec Brigade

Left side:

Assigned units

95th QM BN& HQ Det,

88th QM RHD CO,

555TH QM RHD CO,

3820TH GAS SUP CO 280TH QM BN,

460TH AMPH TRK CO,

461ST AMPH TRK CO,

463RD AMPH TRK CO

538TH QM SERV BN&HQ DET w/MED,

967TH QM QM SERV CO,

3204TH QM SERV CO,

3205TH QM SERV CO

74TH ORD BN&HQ DET w/MED,

618 ORD AMMO CO,

3564 ORD M&M CO

60TH MED BN&HQ DET w/MED,

453RD COLL CO,

499TH COLL CO,

500TH COLL CO,

634 CLR CO

Right side:

HQ&HQ CO

6TH ESB

147TH ENGR COMBAT BN

149TH ENGR COMBAT BN

203RD ENGR COMBAT BN

7TH NAVAL BEACH BN

31ST CML DECON CO

214TH MP COMPANY

293RD JOINT ASSAULT SIG CO

607TH QM GR REG PLAT

Commemorates:

Units:

147th Engineer Combat Battalion

149th Engineer Combat Battalion

203rd Engineer Combat Battalion

214th MP Company

280th Quartermaster Battalion

293rd Joint Assault Signal Company

31st CML Decon CO

538th Quartermaster Serv BN

607th Quartmasters

60th Medic Battalion

6th Engineer Special Brigade

74th Ordinance Battalion

7th Naval Beach Battalion

95th Quartermaster Battalion

United States Army

Wars:

WWII

Battles:

Normandy Invasion

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