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. Ens. 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: [I was not able to transcribe the names with complete certainty since I was working only from this photo. Corrections are welcomed.  Please email me at: Mjdaniel@mcleodusa.net]

BM 1c George L. Abbott
PhM 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
RM 3c Edwyn D. Black
Cpl William H. Bowker
Pfc James L. Bowler
Pvt John S. Brannon, Jr.
Pfc Sandy Butler
2nd Lt John B. Carter
RM 3c John M. Chase
Lt Col Vivien G. Clark
Pvt Oscar E. Claveland
Pvt James A Cochran
RM 3c  Francis J. Collins
Tec 5 Richard H. Connell
Capt Allen W. Cox, Jr.
S/Sgt David R. Creekmore
Pfc Darius W. Crites
Sgt Michael Di Benedetto
Capt Louis J. Drnovich
Pfc Joseph M. Fisk
Tec 5 Isaiah Foreman
Pvt William A. Francis
Cpl William D. Franko
T/Sgt William  Grande
Pvt Richard J. Haburchak
Lt (jg) 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 E. Kepler
S/Sgt Frank G. Kisasonak
Cpl Myron J. Komstadius
Tec 5 Robert J. Krueger
Cpt Thomas J.  Lane, Jr.
Ens. Leonard L. Lewis
Pvt Charles N. Manning
M/Sgt George M.  Marisca
RM 3c Lawrence R. Merideth
Pvt Willaim E. Mensch
Tec 4 Charles  I. Moon
Pvt Louis A Moore
HA 1c Virgil Mounts
RM 2c John N.  Murphy
Pvt Jamie E. McComb
Pvt Harry A. McDonough
Tec 4 John L.McMurray
S/Sgt Edwin J. Nenadal
Tec 5 Thomas I. Nurtney
PhM 1c John  T. O'Donnell
PhM 2c John F. Peterssen
Sgt Shirley J. Philipps
Pvt James  R. Reed
PhM 3c Morris W. Rickenbach
Tec 5 Albert J. Roberts
Sgt Lester E. Rust
Pvt Herbert J. Sanborn
Pfc Ben Shelton
Pvt Raymond E. Shock
Pvt Donald E. Simmons
RM 3c 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
Lt (jg)  George L. Wade
Pvt Hoyt W. Walker
Pvt Williard J. Werner
Pfc Jack M.  Weeler
Pvt John E. Williams
Pvt Ralph E. Wise
Cp Teddy J.  Wojtczak
Pfc JohnP. Zelvis

here's the corrected list:

This list was corrected with information provided by Al Macys
(alandhmacys@yahoo.com), email dated  8/21/02. Al had just returned from a
visit to Omaha Beach and personally  verified the list of names on the
monument.