5th ESB Monument
Details:
On the lower half of each side of the stele.
Monument
This black marble plaque, with white inscription and bronze unit insignia, commemorates the 5th Engineer Special Brigade for their actions on Omaha Beach during Operation Overlord. They were tasked with an succeeded in the removing of beach obstacles and building of roads to move supplies and troops up the beach.
Monument Text:
In Honor of the
Valiant
Americans of the 5th
Engineer
Special Brigade Who
Gave Their
Lives in the Assault
on This
Beach on 6 June 1944
BM1c George L. Abbott
PhM3c Charles L. Abel
T/Sgt Abner L. Adams
SM3c Gilford R. Albertson
Ens James E. Allison
Pvt Rodger D. Andrews
Pdc Donald E. Axon
Pfc Oscar G. Bailey
Tec5 Marin I. Bakica
2ndLt Hyman J. Barash
Pvt Robert L. Barker
Pvt Jerome J. Bernstein
RM3c Edwyn D. Black
Cpl William H. Bowker
Pfc James E. Bowler
Pvt John S. Brannon Jr.
Pfc Sandy Butler
2ndLt John B. Carter
RM3c John M. Chase
LtCol Vivien G. Clark
Pvt Oscar E. Clevaland
Pvt James A. Cochran
RM3c Francis J. Collins
Tec5 Richard H. Connell
Capt Allen H. Cox Jr.
S/Sgt Dvid R. Creekmore
Pfc Darius W. Crites
Sgt Michel DiBenetto
Capt Louis J. Drnovich
Pfc Joseph M. Fisk
Tec5 Isaiah Foreman
Pvt William A. Francis
Cpl William D. Franko
T/Sgt William Grande
Pvt Richard J. Haburchak
Lt(JG) Almond L Hagerty
Pvt James M. Hare
Capt Paul F. Harkelroad
S1c George G. Higgins
Pvt Earnest J. Holbrooks
Pvt Calvin Hoppes
Tec4 Hugh M. Ingram
Pvt James S. Isbell
Coxswain Amin Isbir
Pvt Frank R. Joniak
Pfc George Kashula
1stLt Howard T Kearney
Pfc Daniel E. Kepler
S/Sgt Frank G. Kisasonak
Cpl Myron J. Komstadus
Tec5 Robert J. Krueger
Cpl Thomas J. Lane Jr.
Ens Leonard I. Lewis
Pvt Charles H Manning
M/Sgt George M. Maresca
SM3c Lawrence R. Meredith
Pvt William E. Mensch
Tec4 Charles I. Moon
Pvt Louis A. Moore
HA1c Virgil Mounts
RM2c John N. Murphy
Pvt Jamie E. McComb
Pvt Harry A. McDonough
Tec4 John McMurray
S/Sgt Edwin J. Nenadal
Tec5 Thomas Nurtney
PhM1c John T O’Donnel
PhM2c John F. Peterssen
Sgt Shirley J. Phillips
Pvt James R. Reed
PhM3c Morris W. Rickenbach
Tec5 Albert J. Roberts
Sgt Lester E. Rust
Pvt Herbert J. Sanborn
Pfc Ben Shelton
Pvt Raymond E. Shock
Pvt Donald E. Simmons
RM3c T.I. Simmons
Pfc James Smith
LtCol Lionel F. Smith
Pvt Albert E. Soto
Tec5 Leslie L. Speirs
Cpl Joseph J. Sternbank
Sgt William T. Stover
Sgt Steve J. Tepovich
Pvt Jessie F.A. Tidwell
Pfc Guy L. Tillis
Pvt Lupe Villarreal
Lt(jg) George E. Wade
Pvt Hoyt W. Walker
Pvt Willard J. Werner
Pfc Jack M. Wilefler
Pvt John E. Williams
Pvt Ralph E. Wise
Cpl Teddy J. Wojtczak
Pfc John Zelvis
CROIX de GUERRE
Presented to the
5TH
ENGINEER
SPECIAL BRIGADE
25 May 1945
Pour Services Exceptionels
De Guerre Rendus
Au Cours des Operations
De Liberation de a France
For Exceptional Services
Of War Rendered in the
Course of the Operations
Of Liberation of France
UNITS COMPOSING THE
5TH
ENGINEERING
SPECIAL
BRIGADE
ON 6 JUNE 1944
HQ&HQ CO 5TH ENGR SP. BRIG
37TH ENGR. C BN
336TH EGNR. C BN
348TH ENGR. C BN
533RD QM SERV. BN
4141ST QM SERV CO
4142ND QM SERV CO
4143RD QM SERV CO
619TH QM BN
97TH QM RHD CO
559TH QM RHD CO
CO A 203RD GAS SUP BN
131ST OM MOBILE BN
453RD AMPHIBIAN TRK CO
458TH AMPHIBIAN TRK CO
459TH AMPHIBIAN TRK CO
251ST ORD BN
616TH ORD AMM CO
3466TH RD MAM CO
61ST MED BN
391ST COLL CO
392ND COLL CO
393RD COLL CO
643RD CLR CO
210TH MP CO
30TH CML DECON CO
294TH JOINT ASSAULT SIG CO
ATTACHED UNITS
6TH NAVAL BEACH BN
4042ND QM TRK CO
26TH BOMB DISP SOD
2ND PLTN 440TH ENGR DEP CO
2ND PLTN 467TH ENGR MAINT CO
2ND PLTN 607TH QM GR REG CO
DET 165TH SIG PHOTO CO
DET 175TH SIG REP CO
DET 215TH SIG DEP CO
BRITISH VHF SIG DET
DET 1ST MED DEP CO
DET SRD AUX SURG GP
1219TH ENGR FIRE FIGHTING PLTN
502ND PORT BN
270TH PORT CO
271ST PORT CO
272ND PORT CO
273RD PORT CO
487TH PORT CO
184TH PORT CO
185TH PORT CO
186TH PORT CO
187TH PORT CO
282ND PORT CO
283RD PORT CO
Commemorates:
People:
Gilford Rudolpheus “Gill”, Jr. Albertson
Units:
1219th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon
131st Quartermaster Mobile Battalion
210th Military Police Company
251st Ordinance Battalion
26th Bomb Disposal Squadron
270th Port Company
271st Port Company
272nd Port Company
273rd Port Company
282nd Port Company
283rd Port Company
293rd Joint Assault Signal Company
2nd Platoon 440th Engineer DEP Company
2nd Platoon 607th Quartermasters
2nd Platoon, 467th Engineering Maintenance Company
30th Chemical Decontamination Company
3111th Signal Service Battalion
336th Engineer Combat Battalion
33rd Quartermaster Truck Regiment
3466th Ordinance MAM Company
348th Engineer Combat Battalion
3717th QM Truck Company
37th Engineer Combat Battalion
3814th QM Gasoline Supply Company
391st COLL Company
392nd COLL Company
393rd COLL Company
4042nd Quartermaster Truck Company
4141st Quartermaster Service Company
4142nd Quartermaster Service Company
4143rd Quartermaster Service Company
453rd Amphibian Truck Company
458th Amphibian Truck Company
459th Amphibian Truck Company
487th Port Battalion
502nd Port Battalion
533rd Quartermaster Service Battalion
559th Quartermaster RHD Company
5th Engineer Special Brigade
616th Ordinance Ammunition Company
619th Quartermaster Battalion
61st Medical Battalion
6th Naval Beach Battalion
97th Quartermaster RHD Company
British VHF Signal Detachment
Detachment 165th Signal Photo Company
Detachment 175th Signal Repair Company
Detachment 1st Medical Depot Company
Detachment 215th Signal DEP Company
Detachment 215th Signal Depot Company
Detachment 3rd Auxiliary Surgical Group
HQ Company 5th Engineer Special Brigade
United States Army
United States Navy
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Normandy Invasion
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