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Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum Carrabelle FL

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6th EBS

6th Engineer Special Brigade

6th Engineer Special Brigade was formed from HHC, 1116th Engineer Combat Group on May 15, 1944, in England. The brigade participated in the Invasion of Normandy (Omaha Beach) and operated Omaha Beach until Christmas Eve, 1944. 6th ESB moved into France on New Year’s Day, 1945, and remained there until redeploying to the United States on July 14, 1945. The brigade arrived in the United States on July 23, 1945, and was inactivated at Camp Gordon Johnston on October 20 of that year.

  • 147th Engineer Combat Battalion
  • 149th Engineer Combat Battalion
  • 203rd Engineer Combat Battalion
  • 3205th Quartermaster Service Company

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Tuesday - Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Closed Sunday and Monday

The museum is located at across the street from Carrabelle Beach.
1873 Highway 98 West
Carrabelle, FL 32322

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Camp Gordon Johnston

P.O. Box 1334
Carrabelle, Florida 32322
(850) 697-8575
museum@campgordonjohnston.com

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