The First Engineer Special Brigade,
with the 594th Regiment ,
is the unit that transported
my outfit, the 301st Port Company
and the 90th Division, and a number
of reporters and photographers
from "Stars and Stripes" Newspaper.
We were all aboard , the Liberty Ship,
S.S.George E. Pickett,when we departed
from England on June 1st, 1944 .
The next stop was
Utah Beach on
D Day, H.Hour, @ 6:30 am
on June 6th,1944.
It was pointed out to me,
that nowhere in my blog
is this information posted.
There is a Monument on Utah
Beach today, dedicated to The Brigade.
The Title on this posting will link
you to The Brigade History site.
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4 comments:
Very cool...Phred
Way to go....Phred
Great Stuff
Always thought the invasion started with the forces leaving a few hours before the troops got to the landing area.How could the enemy not realize what was going on.
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