Middlesex Township near Carlisle in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Personal Courage

Omaha Beach, 6 June 1944

Photographed By Larry Gertner, September 11, 2012

1. Personal Courage Marker

Inscription.

"I had only one thought and that was to get at the enemy."
Captain Joseph T. Dawson
1st Infantry Division

[Captions:]
The hard-fought victory won the Normandy Beaches began the liberation of France and the Low Countries, the defeat of the German Forces and the destruction of Hitler's Third Reich.

After leaving their landing craft, the heavily laden infantrymen struggled through the surf and across the beach under intense German artillery, machine gun, mortar and rifle fire.

Erected by U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World II • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is June 6, 1944.

Location. 40° 12.217′ N, 77° 9.463′ W. Marker is near Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It is in Middlesex Township. Memorial can be reached from Army Heritage Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Carlisle PA 17013, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Defender of Pusan (a few steps from this marker); Corporal Eugene C. Rivera (a few steps from this marker); Respect (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary War (within shouting distance

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of this marker); "Tigers in Support" (within shouting distance of this marker); The Capture of Redoubt #10 (within shouting distance of this marker); Private (PV2) Doug Wallace (within shouting distance of this marker); The M113 Family of Vehicles (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carlisle.

Regarding Personal Courage. One of a series of markers highlighting Army values.

Also see . . . Omaha Beach. Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on April 14, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 25, 2023

2. Personal Courage Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 279 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 22, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 2. submitted on March 2, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.