normandy american cemetery

NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY (FRANCE)
Storming St.Nazaire
Storming St.Nazaire
By James G. Dorrian
We Move Only Forward: Canada, the United States, and the First Special Service Force, 1942-1944
We Move Only Forward: Canada, the United States, and the First Special Service Force, 1942-1944
By James A. Woods
NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY (FRANCE)
The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in France is located in Colleville-sur-Mer, on the site of the temporary American St. Laurent Cemetery, established by the U.S. First Army on June 8, 1944 as the first American cemetery on European soil in World War II. The cemetery site, at the north end of its half mile access road, covers 172.5 acres and contains the graves of 9,386 of our military dead, most of whom lost their lives in the D-Day landings and ensuing operations. On the Walls of the Missing, in a semicircular garden on the east side of the memorial, are inscribed 1,557 names. Rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified.
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  1. US PARAS Humphries, Shuford N.

    SURNAME Humphries FORENAME Shuford N. UNIT 507 Parachute Infantry Regiment (HQ Company 3 Bn) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 34123888 DATE OF DEATH 11th June 1944 AGE GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery,France Plot E Row 14 Grave 34 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from...

  2. US PARAS Holcombe, Roger F.

    SURNAMEHolcombe FORENAMERoger F. UNIT507 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company I) RANKPrivate NUMBER20402754 DATE OF DEATH5th July 1944 AGE GRAVESITENormandy American Cemetery,France Plot E Row 12 Grave 17 ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONfrom Lowndes County,Georgia DOW Normandy

  3. US PARAS Hansen, Henry M.

    SURNAME Hansen FORENAME Henry M. UNIT 507 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company C) RANK Corporal NUMBER 12063174 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery,France Plot A Row 19 Grave 46 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Queens County,New York award...

  4. US PARAS Fullom, Robert Francis

    SURNAME Fullom FORENAME Robert Francis UNIT 507 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company B) RANK Technician Fourth Class NUMBER 33159721 DATE OF DEATH 15th June 1944 AGE GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery, France Plot F Row 9 Grave 30 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Erie, Erie...

  5. US PARAS Francis, Louis,Jr

    SURNAME Francis FORENAME Louis,Jr UNIT 507 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company B) RANK Corporal NUMBER 14120939 DATE OF DEATH 15th June 1944 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery,France Plot F Row 24 Grave 28 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Knoxville,Knox...

  6. US PARAS Fernandes, John A.

    SURNAME Fernandes FORENAME John A. UNIT 507 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company B) RANK Private NUMBER 32763648 DATE OF DEATH 20th June 1944 AGE GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery,France Plot F Row 26 Grave 37 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Queens County,New York entered...

  7. US PARAS Ellis, Clarence F.

    SURNAME Ellis FORENAME Clarence F. UNIT 507 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company F) RANK Private NUMBER 12073647 DATE OF DEATH 3rd July 1944 AGE GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery,France Plot C Row 2 Grave 37 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Jefferson County,New York born...

  8. US PARAS Eichelberg, Otto

    SURNAME Eichelberg FORENAME Otto UNIT 507 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company D) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 39308696 DATE OF DEATH 5th July 1944 AGE GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery,France Plot C Row 15 Grave 39 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Portland,Clackamas...

  9. US PARAS Dillard, Russell Blair

    SURNAME Dillard FORENAME Russell Blair UNIT 507 Parachute Infantry Regiment (HQ Company 2 Bn) RANK Corporal NUMBER 13036507 DATE OF DEATH 23rd June 1944 AGE GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery,France Plot E Row 9 Grave 6 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Buena...

  10. US PARAS Daugela, Bruno A.

    SURNAME Daugela FORENAME Bruno A. UNIT 507 Parachute Infantry Regiment (HQ Company 3 Bn) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 16070281 DATE OF DEATH 19th June 1944 AGE GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery,France Plot F Row 7 Grave 30 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Cook...

  11. US PARAS Coppersmith, Donald C.

    SURNAME Coppersmith FORENAME Donald C. UNIT 507 Parachute Infantry Regiment (HQ Company 2 Bn) RANK Private NUMBER 36224913 DATE OF DEATH 5th July 1944 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery,France Plot A Row 14 Grave 34 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Green Bay,Brown...

  12. US PARAS Coates, Charles H.

    SURNAME Coates FORENAME Charles H. UNIT 507 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company B) RANK Private NUMBER 11051446 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery,France Plot J Row 25 Grave 32 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Bristol County,Massachusetts...

  13. US PARAS Butler, Lawrence L.

    SURNAME Butler FORENAME Lawrence L. UNIT 507 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company H) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 33065442 DATE OF DEATH 12th July 1944 AGE 29 GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery, France Plot H Row 21 Grave 33 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Baltimore...

  14. US PARAS Buehler, Clarence Frederick

    SURNAME Buehler FORENAME Clarence Frederick UNIT 507 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company H) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 37275581 DATE OF DEATH 7th June 1944 AGE 31 GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery, France Plot F Row 6 Grave 36 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Renville...

  15. US PARAS Britton, Robert Walter

    SURNAME Britton FORENAME Robert Walter UNIT 507 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Medical Detachment, attached RHQ) RANK Private NUMBER 32267318 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE 26 GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery, France Plot E Row 23 Grave 43 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from...

  16. US PARAS Borowski, Egenuirz

    SURNAME Borowski FORENAME Egenuirz UNIT 507 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company D) RANK Staff Sergeant NUMBER 11014757 DATE OF DEATH 7th June 1944 AGE 27 GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery, France Plot D Row 28 Grave 28 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Rockingham County...

  17. US PARAS Bliss, Allison Tripp

    SURNAME Bliss FORENAME Allison Tripp UNIT 507 Parachute Infantry Regiment (HQ Company 3 Bn) RANK Private NUMBER 11086838 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery, France Plot H Row 12 Grave 10 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Suffolk County...

  18. US PARAS Bergendahl, John Russell

    SURNAME Bergendahl FORENAME John Russell UNIT 507 Parachute Infantry Regiment (HQ Company 1 Bn) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 31277056 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery, France Plot E Row 23 Grave 34 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from...

  19. US PARAS Benoit, Robert Lucian

    SURNAME Benoit FORENAME Robert Lucian UNIT 507 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company D) RANK Private NUMBER 39308775 DATE OF DEATH 17th June 1944 AGE 24 GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery, France Plot F Row 27 Grave 19 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Multnomah County, Oregon...

  20. US PARAS Bello, Reynolds J.

    SURNAME Bello FORENAME Reynolds J. UNIT 507 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company G) RANK First Sergeant NUMBER 6853368 DATE OF DEATH 13th June 1944 AGE 27 GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery, France Plot F Row 23 Grave 15 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Philadelphia County...
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