Bénouville in Calvados, Normandy, France — Western Europe
Major R. J. Howard
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is June 6, 1944.
Location. 49° 14.498′ N, 0° 16.415′ W. Marker is in Bénouville, Normandie (Normandy), in Calvados. Memorial is on Avenue du Commander Kieffer (D514). This marker is on the grounds of the Pegasus Bridge Memorial Museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bénouville, Normandie 14860, France. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 18 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Pegasus Bridge Site (within shouting distance of this marker); First House Liberated in France (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Lance Corporal Brian J. Mullen (Sapper), R.E. (about 150 meters away); The Bailey Bridge (about 210 meters away); Horsa Glider (about 240 meters away); Fourth Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (approx. 17.2 kilometers away); In Memory of All Canadian Gunners (approx. 17.2 kilometers away); Message to the French Resistance (approx. 17.3 kilometers away).
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