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Reference WMO/76625

Address:

The Esplanade

Weymouth

DT4 7AN

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Roadside
Description: Lamp or Lighting
Materials:
  • Metal Bronze
  • Stone Portland stone
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: US Armed Forces: The memorial overlooks the Beach. It was conserved in 2011/2 see Links. The conservation was timed to have the memorial in good condition for the 2012 Olympic Sailing regatta which took place in Weymouth and Portland.
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IN MEMORY OF AMERICAN SERVICEMEN 1939-1945./1944-1945/ THE MAJOR PART OF THE AMERICAN ASSAULT FORCE WHICH/ LANDED ON THE SHORES OF FRANCE 6 JUNE 1944 WAS LAUNCHED/ FROM WEYMOUTH AND PORTLAND HARBORS. FROM 6 JUNE 1944 TO 7 MAY 1945, 517,816 TROOPS AND 144,093 VEHICLES EMBARKED / FROM THE HARBORS. MANY OF THE TROOPS LEFT FROM WEYMOUTH PIER./ THE REMAINDER OF THE TROOPS AND ALL THE VEHICLES PASSED THROUGH/ WEYMOUTH EN ROUTE TO PORTLAND POINTS OF EMBARKATION./ PRESENTED BY THE 14TH MAJOR PORT, U.S. ARMY. (Added JUNE 1999:) 28 APRIL 1944/ LYME BAY/ 749 DIED DURING D-DAY / TRAINING EXERCISE 'TIGER'/ WHEN A CONVOY OF LSTS WAS ATTACKED BY E-BOATS/ OFF PORTLAND/ 24 DECEMBER 1944/ ENGLISH CHANNEL/ 802 DIED WHEN THE TROOPSHIP 'LEOPOLDVILLE' WAS SUNK BY/ A TORPEDO OFF CHERBOURG/ PHOTO CAPTION: AMERICAN RANGERS MARCHING ALONG/ THE ESPLANADE PRIOR TO D-DAY/ 6 JUNE 1944/ OMAHA BEACH, FRANCE/ SHOWING COURAGE AND/ ENDURANCE BEYOND BELIEF/ 3,000 DIED ON D-DAY WHILE / FIGHTING TO SECURE THE BEACHHE (SIC) AND STRATEGIC POINT DU HOL, SPEARHEADING/ THE INVASION OF NORMANDY/ AS THIS MILLENNIUM CLOSES WE COMMIT / THIS MEMORY TO HISTORY JUNE 1999.

Grade II (England)

1393112

Weymouth Town Centre

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