On the west side of the junction.

Monument

A gray stone monument commemorating American soldiers of Commando #3 and 2Lt Loustalot who died during the battle in Bernaval in August 1942. The monument is written in French.

Operation Jubilee, also known as the Dieppe Raid (August 19, 1942), was an Allied amphibious attack aimed at testing German defenses on the French coast. One objective was to neutralize a German coastal battery at Berneval-le-Grand, assigned to No. 3 Commando. The raid at Berneval encountered heavy resistance, scattering the attacking flotilla and preventing most of the commandos from reaching the target. However, a small team led by Lieutenant Peter Young climbed the cliffs and disrupted the German gunners, reducing the battery's effectiveness.

During the operation, 2nd Lieutenant Augustin H. Loustalot, a U.S. Army Ranger who had joined No. 3 Commando, was killed. Loustalot became the first American soldier to die in action on European soil during World War II. He was fatally wounded while leading an assault on the German positions, trying to scale the cliffs at Berneval.

Although the raid was largely unsuccessful, resulting in heavy Allied casualties, it provided valuable lessons for future amphibious operations, particularly the Normandy landings in 1944. 

Source of information:

• Imperial War Museums: Operation Jubilee
• Canadian War Museum: Dieppe Raid

Source of photo: www.google.com/maps

A L’AUBE DU AOUT 1942 

A BERNEVAL 

DES OFFICIERS SOUS OFFICIERS 

ET SOLDATS DU COMMANDO NO.3 

VENANT DANGLE PERRE DU CANADA 

DES ETATS UNIS D AMERIQUE 

SONT TOMBES EN COMBATTANT 

POUR OUE NOS RESTIONS 

UN PEUPLE LIBRE

EDWARD VINCENT LOUSTALOT

DES RANGERS AMERICAINS

VOUS QUI PASSEZ DEVANTIGE MONUMENT 

SOUVENEZ VOUS

English Translation:

AT DAWN IN AUGUST 1942

IN BERNEVAL,

OFFICERS, NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS

AND SOLDIERS OF COMMANDO NO.3

COMING FROM ANGLE PERRE IN CANADA

FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

FELL FIGHTING

FOR OUR REMAINING

FREE PEOPLE

EDWARD VINCENT LOUSTALOT

AMERICAN RANGERS 

YOU WHO PASS IN FRONT OF THE MONUMENT 

REMEMBER