The plaque is on the yard’s fence to the left of the entrance to the museum.

Plaque

A free-standing rectangular white plaque written in English and French in gold and black lettering with the insignia of the 101st Airborne Division in the center of the commemoration message honoring the American paratroopers who died for the liberation of the former commune.

The Battle of Carentan was a World War II engagement between U.S. airborne forces and the German Wehrmacht during the Normandy Campaign from June 6 to June 13, 1944. The U.S. 101st Airborne Division aimed to capture Carentan to merge the Utah and Omaha Beach landings into a continuous defensive line. Defended by two battalions of the German 6th Parachute Regiment, the town was crucial for preventing the Americans from advancing further and cutting off the Cotentin Peninsula. After intense fighting, the 101st entered Carentan on June 10-11, forcing the Germans to withdraw on June 12 due to a lack of ammunition. A German counterattack on June 13 by the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division was repelled with the help of U.S. armored forces, securing Carentan for the Allies.

Source of information: en.wikipedia.org

Source of photos: commons.wikimedia.org, www.memorialgenweb.org

St. Côme Du Mont

Honneur a ceux qui ont 

combattu pour notre liberte

In honor of the brave 

paratroopers of the 

101^st  airborne division 

who fought and died for 

our freedom