Omaha Beach 6th Engineer Specal Brigade Memorial
A memorial to the units of 6th Engineer Special Brigade.
The memorial is located between the D517 and Rue de la Mer a few hundred meters up the road from the beach.
6TH ENGINEER SPECIAL BRIGADE
D-DAY OMAHA BEACH 6 JUNE 1944
"THE FIGHT FOR THE FIRST THOUSAND YARDS"
IN MEMORIAM TO ALL
MEMBERS OF THIS COMMAND
WHO LIVED, FOUGHT AND
DIED FOR THE CAUSE OF
FREEDOM
COL. PAUL W. THOMPSON CE
COMMANDING 6 JUNE 1944
DEDICATED NOV, 1944
REDEDICATED JUNE 1998
VETERANS OF THE 6TH
ENG SPEC BRIGADE
95TH QM BN &
HQ DET
88TH QM RHD CO
555TH QM RHD CO
3820TH GAS SUP CO
280TH QM BN
460TH AMPH TRK CO
461ST AMPH TRK CO
463RD AMPH TRK CO
538TH QM SERV BN &
HQ DET W/MED
967TH QM SERV CO
3204TH QM SERV CO
3205TH QM SERV CO
74TH ORD BN &
HQ DET W/MED
618 ORD AMMO CO
3564 ORD M&M CO
60TH MED BN &
HQ DET W/MED
453RD COLL CO
499TH COLL CO
500TH COLL CO
634TH COLL CO
ASSIGNED UNITS
HQ & HQ CO
6TH ESB
147TH ENGR
COMBAT BN
149TH ENGR
COMBAT BN
203RD ENGR
COMBAT BN
7TH NAVAL
BEACH BN
31ST CML
DECON CO
214TH MP
COMPANY
293RD JOINT
ASSAULT SIG CO
607TH QM
GR REG PLAT
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