Seventeen Currahees from E Company were killed in action on June 6, 1944 in the D Day invasion when the aircraft they were in was hit and exploded over Ste. Mere-Eglise, Normandy, France.

THE CURRAHEES

Tec 5 Herman Collins	Pvt George Elliott
1st Sgt William Evans	1st Lt Thomas Meehan III
Pfc William McGonigal	Pfc John Miller
Pfc Sergio Moya	Sgt Elmer Murray Jr
Pvt Ernest Oats	Sgt Richard Owen
Sgt Carl Riggs	SSgt Murray Roberts
Pfc Gerald Snider	Pfc Elmer Telstad
Tec 5 Ralph Wimer	Pfc Thomas Warren
Tec 5 Jerry Wentzel

 

THE FLIGHT CREW

1st Lt Harodl Cappelluto	2nd Lt John J Fanelli
2nd Lt Bernard Friedman	Sgt Norman E Thompson
Sgt Albert R Tillotson

 

These Currahees were buried in Ste. Mere-Eglise with their flight crew. They were brought back to the United States in 1952 and reburied in this mass grave at Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, MO.

Remembered by the daughter of E Company Commander 1st Lt. Thomas Meehan III, Barrie Meehan Meller.