Memorial Major John Howard Bénouville

This memorial has been erected in memory of John Howard who led the assault on the Bénouville Bridge.

The text on the memorial:
MAJOR JOHN HOWARD
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER
CROIX DE GUERRE AVEC PALME
COMPANY COMMANDER OF 'D' COMPANY 2ND BATTALION OXFORDSHIRE
AND BUCKINGHAMSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY WHO WERE PART OF
6. AIRBORNE DIVISION
IN THE EARLY HOURS OF 6 JUNE 1944 ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY
MEN LED BY MAJOR HOWARD LANDED ACCORDING TO PLAN IN SIX
GLIDERS AND CAPTURED INTACT THE BRIDGES OVER THE CAEN
CANAL AND THE RIVER ORNE

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Source

• Text: Jente de Roust
• Photos: Jente de Roust (1, 2), Arjan Vrieze (3)
• AMBROSE, S.E., De pegasus brug, De Boekerij, Amsterdam, 2009.

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