Portbail

The stele was created on the initiative of the Port-Bail-sur-Mer 1944 association. As a duty of remembrance, it explains how the Allies advanced to Portbail on 06/17/1944, cutting across the Cotentin peninsula and climbing towards Cherbourg. Because of its position, Portbail was bombed and fought over, and was only liberated on 04/07/1944.

Portbail must have been a pretty little seacoast town before american planes cracked so many of its walls. There was a lot of sorrow there, even with the friendly, honest, sincere American that spotted the streets.

We were the first of the Americans seen by a host of these out-of-the way people. Milk and cheese was plentiful, these people wanted to give us so, t So, i took a big five pound roll of butter from a friendly grocery lady, but only after her insisten 
We made ourselves half sick of butter, spreading it thicker than our K and C ratton biscuits, after we stopped for the night. This was the first night since the invasion that I, or
the rest of my companions, had I slept slept without being in a hole.

I don't think i slept as well as i would have had I dug one.

We were returned to our defensive positions the next day and had enjoyed every minute of our trip to the seacoast.

Jack AMMONS
Company C-357th Infantry Regiment
90th Infantry Division

Contributed by: Grasset Jacques

The stele was created on the initiative of the Port-Bail-sur-Mer 1944 association. As a duty of remembrance, it explains how the Allies advanced to Portbail on 06 17 1944, cutting across the Cotentin peninsula and climbing towards Cherbourg. Because of its position, Portbail was bombed and fought over, and was only liberated on 04 07 1944.Portbail must have been a pretty little seacoast town before american planes cracked so many of its walls. There was a lot of sorrow there, even with the friendly, honest, sincere American that spotted the streets.We were the first of the Americans seen by a host of these out-of-the way people. Milk and cheese was plentiful, these people wanted to give us so, t So, i took a big five pound roll of butter from a friendly grocery lady, but only after her insisten We made ourselves half sick of butter, spreading it thicker than our K and C ratton biscuits, after we stopped for the night. This was the first night since the invasion that I, orthe rest of my companions, had I slept slept without being in a hole.I don't think i slept as well as i would have had I dug one.We were returned to our defensive positions the next day and had enjoyed every minute of our trip to the seacoast.Jack AMMONSCompany C-357th Infantry Regiment90th Infantry DivisionContributed by: Grasset Jacques