Monument Details

U.S. Merchant Marine Memorial - Normandy Beach

Details:

On the Utah Beach memorial complex. Monument

A concrete pillar with a bronze inscribed plaque attached to the top.

The memorial remembers the efforts of the US Merchant Marine during the Normandy Operations in 1944.

In a news release, the American Merchant Marine Veterans (AMMV) noted, “The Allies’ D-Day armada had about 7,000 ships, including 200 U.S. merchant ships that were operated by U.S. Merchant Mariners and U.S. Naval Armed Guard crews. The monument, enshrined on Utah Beach where U.S. troops landed, will display a quote (May 8, 1944) from General Dwight D. Eisenhower, inscribed for all visitors to see.

Source: https://www.seafarers.org

Monument Text:

EVERY MAN IN THIS ALLIED COMMAND IS QUICK TO EXPRESS HIS ADMIRATION FOR THE LOYALTY, COURAGE AND FORTITUDE OF THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE MERCHANT MARINE WE COUNT UPON THEIR EFFICIENCY AND THEIR UTTER DEVOTION TO DUTY AS WE DO OUR OWN; THEY HAVE NEVER FAILED US YET AND IN ALL THE STRUGGLES YET TO COME WE KNOW THAT THEY WILL NEVER BE DETERRED BY ANY DANGER, HARDSHIP OR PRIVATION. WHEN FINAL VICTORY IS OURS THERE IS NO ORGANIZATION THAT WILL SHARE ITS CREDIT MORE DESERVEDLY THAN THE MERCHANT MARINE.

GENERAL DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, SUPREME COMMANDER OF ALLIED FORCES,

EUROPEAN THEATRE, 8 MAY 1945.

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COMMÉMORATION POUR L'ACTION DES MARINS

DE LA MARINE MARCHANDE AMÉRICAINE

JOUR J, 6 JUIN 1944

Commemorates:

Units:

U.S. Merchant Marine

United States Coast Guard

United States Merchant Marine

United States Navy

Wars:

WWII

Battles:

Normandy Invasion

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