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
"I had only one thought and that was to get at the enemy."
Captain Joseph T. Dawson
1st Infantry Division
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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. Memorial is near Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It is in Middlesex Township. It can be reached from Army Heritage Drive. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Carlisle PA 17013, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in Greater Harrisburg. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
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 of this marker); "Tigers in Support" (within shouting distance of this marker); The Capture of Redoubt #10
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Defender of Pusan (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
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.)
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 411 times since then and 12 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.
