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Martin Eisenberg

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Serial Number32639152
RankPfc
Unit29th Infantry Division, 115th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Company F
Date of Death1944-06-06
LocationFox Green

The Story

Pfc Martin Eisenberg was killed in action on 06 June 1944, serving with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 115th Infantry Regiment. On D-Day, the 2nd Battalion, 115th Infantry came ashore at Fox Green Beach around 10:25 in the morning alongside the 1st Battalion, moving in on the right flank of the landing. From there the battalion pushed across the exposed beach and began climbing the bluffs beyond it, progress made slower and more dangerous by mines scattered along the way. The battalion then made a push toward the town of St. Laurent-sur-Mer, but the attempt to take it fell short, and by day's end the men had pulled back to wooded ground about half a mile west of the town, south of St. Laurent itself. Pfc Eisenberg was killed in action that day; the report does not specify the individual circumstances.
This location is an estimated position — the most specific place recorded in the source — not an exact spot.
Source: NARA

The Battlefield

Estimated position (sector-level), shown here with nearby casualties.

Historical Evidence

Morning Report
1944-06-09 · 1 page

Military Details

Coordinates49.360429, -0.842289 (sector estimate)
MR Date Reported1944-06-09
MR Page1
Confidence LevelEstimated (sector-level)
Source: US National Archives, Record Group 64 "Records of the National Archives and Records Administration", Series "Morning Reports, 1940-1946"

Nearby Casualties

Same company (29ID-115IN-2BN-F), 1944-06-06 — 4 other soldiers lost that day