My father, Alfred D. Sheridan, was drafted at the age of 18 on August 3rd, 1943 and went on to serve in L Company, Third Battalion, 358th Infantry of the 90th Division. His division landed on Utah Beach in Normandy on D-Day Plus 2 (June 8th, 1944). He was wounded at the Battle of Hill 122 on the Cherbourg Peninsula on July 13th, 1944. He received a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star Medal for "Meritorious Achievement in Ground Operations Against The Enemy on or about July 13th, 1944." Click here to read more.
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A Tribute to Pvt. Robert P. McNamara of The 90th Infantry Division
This website is dedicated to Pvt. Robert P. McNamara, and to the veterans of the 90th Infantry Division who fought in World War II. The red T-O of the division patch originally stood for Texas-Oklahoma, but the 90th soon became known as the Tough 'Ombres.
A Tribute to Henri Levaufre & The 90th Division Association
Back in 1968, Henri Levaufre helped rescue the 90th Division Monument, according to an article by Amelia Abney, The 90th ID at Utah Beach, In Memory of ‘Patton’s Favorite’Division.
At the end of the War, soldiers from the 90th Infantry Division chipped in together to have a monument dedicated to their fallen comrades. At the time, they were stationed in Weiden, Germany, after V-E Day on May 9, 1945.
— The granite for the “stele” came from the quarries at Flossenbürg.
— The 90th Infantry Division liberated the Flossenbürg Concentration Camp on April 23, 1945.
[A "stele" is a tall, upright stone slab used in the ancient world as a monument, grave marker, or boundary sign.]