Merchant Navy Seamen - Arromanches, France
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N 49° 20.423 W 000° 37.252
30U E 672819 N 5468019
The memorial dedicated to Merchant Navy Seamen.
Waymark Code: WMMCRD
Location: Normandie, France
Date Posted: 09/01/2014
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In front of Musée du Débarquement - D-Day Landing Museum is several memorial plaques. One of them is dedicated to a merchant navy seamen.
Plaque Inscription:
IN MEMORY OF MERCHANT NAVY SEAMEN WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE NAVAL
"Operation Neptune"
JUNE 6th SEPTEMBER 1944
They manned the merchant ships that provided the supply line for the Armies, and as such they were a prime target in "OPERATION OVER LORD"
the Normandy Landings, the first phase in the "Liberation of Europe"
ALSO IN MEMORY OF MERCHANT NAVY SEAMEN FROM 1939-1945
WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN EUROPEAN COASTAL WATERS UNTIL EUROPE WAS FINALLY LIBERATED IN MAY 1945.
Look out to sea and say a prayer
For those who rest beneath,
They gave their lives that you may share
A Europe that is, free.
Donald Hunter 2003
This memorial was erected by The Normandy Merchant Navy Memorial Fund.
List if there are any visiting hours:
24*7
Parking coordinates: N 49° 20.413 W 000° 37.277
Sponsor(s): The Normandy Merchant Navy Memorial Fund
Relevent website: Not listed
Entrance fees (if any): Not listed
Date dedicated: Not listed
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