The leftmost plaque.

Plaque

A rectangular bronze plaque honoring the soldiers of Company D, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division for their role in capturing Sainte-Mère-Église on June 6, 1944. Featuring the division’s insignia, the plaque includes inscriptions in both English and French. The plaque was inaugurated in 2005.

The 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) of the 82nd Airborne Division, led by Colonel William E. Ekman, was tasked with seizing Sainte-Mère-Église on June 6, 1944. The 3rd Battalion, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Edward C. Krause, reached the town around 4:00 a.m. and quickly took control. By 6:00 a.m., Krause reported that Sainte-Mère-Église was secure, the 505th then defended the town from German counterattacks throughout the day, facing heavy casualties in the process.

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IN MEMORY AND HONOR

D-DAY

ON JUNE 6, 1944 AT THIS PLACE COMPANY D OF THE 2ND BATTALION, 505 PARACHUTE REGIMENT, 82ND AIRBORNE, DIV. STOPPED THE STRONG GERMAN ATTACK TO RECAPTURE STE. MERE EGLISE SUFFERING SEVERE CASUALTIES. THE FRENCH CIVILIANS HERE STOOD BY THEIR LIBERATORS AND ATTENDED THE WOUNDED. MAY THE PARATROOPERS WHO FOUGHT HERE AND THE FRENCH CIVILIANS ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED BY THE GENERATIONS TO COME.

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EN CE LIEU COMPANY D OF THE 2ND BATTALION, 505 PARACHUTE REGIMENT, 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION A STOPPE LA FORTE ATTAQUE ALLEMANDE ET SAUVE STE. MERE EGLISE AU PRIX DE SEVERES PERTES. LES CIVILS FRANCAIS QUI SE TENAIENT AUX COTES DE LEURS LIBERATEURS ONT PORTE SECOURS AUX BLESSES. QUE CES PARACHUTISTES QUI ONT COMBATTU ICI ET CES CIVILS RESTENT A JAMAIS DANS LA MEMOIRE DES GENERATIONS FUTERES

82ND AIRBORNE C-47 CLUB

QUINCY BRIGADE

2005