Paul Gray and family have provided us with these fabulous
pictures of this occasion.
Located in Vierville-sur-Mer
The 146th ECB Plaque is located on the West face of the 5th Engineer monument at Omaha Beach. The 299th ECB is on the South face.
Our host for the tour,
Paul Gray
The 5th Engineer Special Brigade Monument
is located on Omaha Beach on top of a gun turret.
6th Engineer Special Brigade's new Monument, dedicated in 1998 at Vierville-sur-Mer
The 29th Infantry Division monument
at Vierville-sur-Mer
The American Cemetery in Normandy
View towards the West, Point Du Hoc
just around the corner of the coastline. Notice 3 helicopters.
Omaha Beach Ghost Ship !
(Probably a flat top)
Old Soldier
Gun emplacement on hill over house.
Long walk to the 5th Brigade Monument
The tour guide for family and friends.
A total of 11 in the Gray group.
Count the photographer too!
The 299th ECB Plaque, on South face of the
5th Special Brigade Monument.
A closeup of the 146th ECB Plaque
on the West face of the
5th Engr. Spc. Brigd.
The red ribbon supplied by Linda Gray.
A well protected enemy machinegun emplacement.
Our friend from The Netherlands, Jan Kock at lunch with Paul Gray.
Old enemies, now friends!
Bruno, a German soldier, got captured and sent to the US. Went
to England after the war, married and lives in England.
Gave Paul a great book
authored by a Frenchman.
It seemed befitting to close this page with
KILROY!
This is a member of the 299th Engineer Combat Battalion, Michael Accordino, whom Paul met on June7th while strolling on the Normandy Cemetery Blvd.
The 299th ECB hit Omaha Beach along side of the 146th ECB
on June 6th 1944
60 years ago!
Rosie and Paul Gray with a WW II Red Cross Worker, Janet Blair, now of Dallas, TX
who served the troops to doughnuts and coffee in 1944-45
Our thanks to Paul and Rosie Gray for sharing this wonderful experience with us, allowing those of us who were unable to be there in person to see some of the sights they saw. We can only imagine the emotional atmosphere this holy place can impart on Veteran visitors who took part in the Invasion of Normandy.
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Contributed by:
Omaha Beach looking to the East
General George S. (bloody guts) Patton's
grave in front of a chapel memorial in
Luxembourg.
Bunker off Point du Hoc
Building in Reims, Belgium where the German surrender was signed.
