siege1863 Posted May 12, 2015 Share #1 Posted May 12, 2015 French bank note signed by twenty "veterans" of the D-Day landings. These Navy men were part of Platoon B-4 of the 6th Naval Beach Battalion and supported the 1st Infantry Division on "Easy Red" Beach. They saw some true hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siege1863 Posted May 12, 2015 Author Share #2 Posted May 12, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViewfinderGyrene Posted May 12, 2015 Share #3 Posted May 12, 2015 Excellent find, thanks for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthytyler Posted May 12, 2015 Share #4 Posted May 12, 2015 Awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIKyle Posted May 12, 2015 Share #5 Posted May 12, 2015 Great find! Did they all survive the war? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siege1863 Posted May 12, 2015 Author Share #6 Posted May 12, 2015 Great find! Did they all survive the war? Not sure. I understand some later participated in landings in the PTO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy144 Posted May 12, 2015 Share #7 Posted May 12, 2015 Hi That is fantastic... Thanks for sharing. Regards Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siege1863 Posted May 15, 2015 Author Share #8 Posted May 15, 2015 Here is the citation for Eugene Riggleman, one of the signers. He was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for actions on June 6th. Eugene M. Riggleman Navy and Marine Corps Medal The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Carpenter's Mate First Class Eugene M. Riggleman, United States Naval Reserve, for heroic conduct as a member of the 6th Beach Battalion during the invasion of Normandy, France, 6 June 1944. Carpenter's Mate First Class Riggleman swam 50 yards out to sea under direct enemy artillery fire and against a strong time to rescue a coxswain of an LCVP, which was disabled and sinking. In spite of a direct hit on the craft while he was aboard, he brought the man safely ashore. General Orders: Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 334 (January 1945)Action Date: June 6, 1944Service: NavyRank: Carpenter's Mate First Class Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NebrPatch Posted May 21, 2015 Share #9 Posted May 21, 2015 Great piece of D-Day history. The 6th was assigned the 5th Engineer Special Brigade, Landing Force "O". Most of A Co. and Hqs. were scheduled to land on the 2nd Tide, most of B & C Co. with the 1st Tide. Once ashore the mission of the battalion was to survey the beach, mark & remove underwater obstacles, assist landing craft, make emergency boat repairs, operate naval shore to ship communications, control landing craft traffic, evacuate casualties & POW's, and assist in shore operations. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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