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Here is a photo of the monument to the fallen men of the 5th Engineer Special Brigade. The monument stands on the bluffs overlooking Omaha Beach. The photo was taken in 1994 and provided to Molly Daniel by the American Battle Monuments Commission. The monument includes this inscription: “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.” The first picture on this page shows this monument. The second is a detail of the names on the monument. The third is a photo of Edna Mae and Ensign Almond L. “Jack” Hagerty. Ensign Hagerty was a member of the 5th Engineer Special Brigade and was killed during the invasion when a shell hit his landing craft as he was preparing to go ashore. The fourth photo down is a photo of the 5th Engineer Special Brigade monument at Omaha Beach, listing the units attached to the brigade. The fifth photo down is Jack Hagerty and his buddy, Ed. The following names are listed: [The compiler of this list was not able to transcribe the names with complete certainty since they were working only from this photo. Corrections are welcomed. Please email Mjsldaniel@cs.com] ??? 1c George L. Abbott ??M 3c Charles L. Abel T/Sgt Abner L. Adams SM 3c Gilford R. Albertson Ens James E. Allison Pvt Rodger D. Andrews Pfc Donald E. Axon Pfc Oscar G. Bailey Tec 5 Marin I. Bakica 2nd Lt Hyman J. Barash Pvt Robert L. Barker Pvt. Jerome J. Bernstein RM3c Edwyn D. Black Cpl William H. Bowker Pfc James L. Bowler Pvt John S. Brannon, Jr. Pfc Sandy Butler 2nd Lt John B. Carter RM3c John M. Chase
Lt Col Vivien G. Clark Pvt Oscar E. Claveland Pvt James A Cochran RM3c Francis J. Collins Tec 5 Richard H. Connell Capt Allen W. Cox, Jr. S/Sgt David R. Creekmore Pfc Darius W. Crites Sgt Michael ?? ????etto Capt Louis J. Denovich? Pfc Joseph M. Fisk Tec 5 Isaiah Foreman Pvt William A. Francis Cpl William D. Franko T/Sgt William Grande Pvt Richard J. Haburchak LTJG Almond L. Hagerty Pvt James M. Hare Capt Paul F. Harkleroad S 1c George G. Higgins Pvt Earnest J. Holbrooks S 1c Calvin H. Hoppes Tec 4 Hugh Ingram Pvt James S. Isbell Coxswain Amin Isbir Pvt Frank R. Joniak Pfc George Kashula 1st Lt Howard T. Kearney Pfc Daniel ? Kepler S/Sgt Frank G. Kra?owak Cpl Myron J. Konstab?us Tec 5 Robert J. Krueger Cpt Thomas J. Lane, Jr. ??? Howard L. Lewis Pvt Charles N. Manning M/Sgt George M. Marisca RM3c Lawrence ? Me??? Pvt William ? Mensch Tec 4 Charles I. Moon Pvt Louis A Moore ?? 1c Virgil Mounts RM2c John ? Murphy Pvt Jamie E. McComb Pvt Harry A. McDonough Tec 4 John L. McMurray S/Sgt Edwin J. Menadal? Tec 5 Thomas I Nurtn?? ??? 1c John T. O'Donnell ?? M 2c John ? Peterssen Sgt Shirley J. Philipps Pvt James ? Reed PHM3C Morris W. Rickenbach Tec 5 Albert J. Roberts Sgt Lester ? Rust Pvt Herbert J. Sanborn Pfc Ben Shelton Pvt Raymond ? Shock Pvt Donald ? Simmons RM3c T. I. Simmons Pfc James Smith Lt Col Lionel F. Smith Pvt Albert E. Soto Tec 5 Leslie L. Speirs Cpl Joseph J. Sterbank? Sgt William T. Stover Sgt. Steve J. Tepovich Pvt Jessie F. A. Tidwell Pfc Guy L. Tillis Pvt Lupe Villarreal LTJG George L. Wade Pvt ?ott W. Walker Pvt Williard J. Werner Pfc Jack M. Weeler Pvt John E. Williams Pvt Ralph ? Wise Cp Teddy J. Wojtczak? Pfc John P. Zelvis
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