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NEWS: [See all News]
Sub-Lieutenant George "Jimmy" Green, 551 Flotilla, has died.
We have just learned that Jimmy Green has died. Sub-Lieutenant George Green carried the men of the A company, 116th Regiment, 29th Division onto Dog Green, Omaha Beach on landing craft in the very first minutes of the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944. Read more...
[Posted: 2016-05-14 09:33:04]
Virginia Beach - Cary Lee Jarvis, 94, of Virginia Beach, died April 28, 2016
He was a staff sergeant when he landed D-Day, first wave, on Omaha beach, a member of the C-Battery of the 111th Artillery Battalion, 29th Division.  Read more...
[Posted: 2016-05-03 19:10:18]
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WALL - IN MEMORY OF: [See all Messages]
LAHAYE EDWARD J
8TH AIR FORCE
I had the great honor of visiting the Normandy American Cemetery in June, 2023. I walked the grounds until I found a Texas soldier. It was that of Edward J Lahaye. It was truly a moving experience. I hoped to reach out to his family with a photo of his cross, but see it is already posted on this
Honored by Lil Metzger
[Posted: 2023-07-23 04:48:28]
COPENHAVER JAMES E
90TH INFANTRY DIVISION
Today our family remembers our brave husband, father and grandfather who left a wife and daughter to serve and fight for the freedom we enjoy today. Thank you James!!! And, thank you citizens of the Normandy region for your appreciation and gratitude shown during our visits.
Honored by Jim Shafer
[Posted: 2023-06-11 01:08:37]
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THE NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY and MEMORIAL
  KABAKOFF LEO H  

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Unit: 79TH INFANTRY DIVISION
Rank: PRIVATE FIRST CLASS
Hometown: --- (CT)

Status: KILLED IN ACTION
Date of Died: JULY 7, 1944

Plot-Row-Grave: D-2-19 [See map]




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Let us remember those young soldiers who changed the course of history with their sacrifice. Let us commit ourselves to remembering their sacrifice by cherishing the freedom they bought for all generations that follow.
Honored by Laurent Lefebvre [April 29, 2024]
It was my honor to make my first trip to the D-Day memorials and U.S. National Cemetary at Normandy; to place a flower. My wife Sandy and I visited on August 24, 2017 and noticed so many flowers placed on the markers of those Stars of David that are sprinkled throughout the Cemetary. We noticed no
Honored by Gary Stern [2017-08-25 11:29:08]
To the family of Leo H Kabakoff: I have just returned from Normandy Cemetery and wanted you to know that I placed a stone of his grave, said a Hebrew blessing and thanked him. Blessing to him and his family. As a Jewish person, I wanted to find a Star of David memorial and I picked him. I left with
Honored by Cheryl Carpet [2015-07-13 00:16:06]