THE 1ST ENGINEER SPECIAL BRIGADE

These pages are dedicated to the men of the 1st Engineer Special Brigade who served in North Africa, Sicily, Salerno and Italy, as well as the Normandy Invasion, France, Belgium and Germany. They suffered heavy casualities while reaching their many dangereous objectives. God Bless them for a job well done!

Thanks to Brian McNeill, son of John McNeill and nephew of Jack McNeill for information and photographs about the 1st ESB and his father and uncle who happen to be twins and are both Veterans of the 1st ESB.

This photo was taken just before the Normandy Invasion Both John and Jack were Sgts, and participated in the Normandy Invasion, and other 1st Brigade campaigns.

This photo of the 1st Brigade Monument were taken shortly after D-Day. The Monument was built next to a German “pillbox on Utah Beach, Normandy, France