U.S. Army Service No. (ASN): #37516256
Entered the Service from: Kansas
5th Ranger Battalion
Awards: Purple Heart
Elmo E. Banning is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Chautauqua County, Kansas.
U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949 list the name and address of his Next of Kin as:
Mr. Herman E. Banning
Wauneta, Kansas
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Elmo E. Banning was only 20 years old when he waded ashore on Omaha Beach as part of the 5th Ranger Battalion on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
Elmo arrived in the UK via Liverpool England with B Company and the rest of the 5th Ranger Battalion for an intensive training program . They would train with the British commandos for five tough months at locations in Northern England and Scotland. On June the 6th Elmo would be a member of Ranger Force C, made up of companies A and B 2nd Ranger Battalion and the entire 5th Ranger Battalion. The mission was to land behind three companies from the 2nd Rangers who would climb and capture Pointe du Hoc, then destroy the 155 mm guns that overlooked the beach . Because of rough weather, smoke and confusion, the 5th Ranger Battalion and Banning were diverted to Dog Red sector of Omaha Beach. Wet and exhausted, Elmo and his friends from Company B and the rest of the 5th Rangers who were pinned down on the beach Were they came into the view of Gen. Norman "Dutch" Cota, the assistant division commander of the 29th Infantry Division , who was on the beach seemingly unaffected by the danger around him. Cota exhorted the Rangers amidst the machine gun fire, exploding mortar rounds and artillery barrage. He asked Col. Max Schneider commander Fifth Ranger Battalion , What outfit is this? When given the reply Rangers Cota said, Well, goddammit, if youre Rangers, get up and lead the way!this was later adopted as the motto of the Rangers. The Rangers climbed the bluffs, were they fought hand-to-hand and captured the German defensive positions opening the way for the 29th Division.
Elmo Banning was killed in action during an artillery barrage that day, sadly only a few months later, his brother Lyle was killed in the war. Awards: Purple Heart.
***I would like to thank Andy Find A Grave ID 48021049 for adding his photos to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Frogman Find A Grave ID 47380828 for adding their gravesite photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank David Stevenson Find A Grave ID 47899251 for adding his gravesite photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank William G. Howell Find A Grave ID 46888250 for adding his gravesite photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Backroad traveler Find A Grave ID 49801402 for adding their photos to this memorial in addition to updating the birth location information on it***
Entered the Service from: Kansas
5th Ranger Battalion
Awards: Purple Heart
Elmo E. Banning is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Chautauqua County, Kansas.
U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949 list the name and address of his Next of Kin as:
Mr. Herman E. Banning
Wauneta, Kansas
****************************************************
Elmo E. Banning was only 20 years old when he waded ashore on Omaha Beach as part of the 5th Ranger Battalion on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
Elmo arrived in the UK via Liverpool England with B Company and the rest of the 5th Ranger Battalion for an intensive training program . They would train with the British commandos for five tough months at locations in Northern England and Scotland. On June the 6th Elmo would be a member of Ranger Force C, made up of companies A and B 2nd Ranger Battalion and the entire 5th Ranger Battalion. The mission was to land behind three companies from the 2nd Rangers who would climb and capture Pointe du Hoc, then destroy the 155 mm guns that overlooked the beach . Because of rough weather, smoke and confusion, the 5th Ranger Battalion and Banning were diverted to Dog Red sector of Omaha Beach. Wet and exhausted, Elmo and his friends from Company B and the rest of the 5th Rangers who were pinned down on the beach Were they came into the view of Gen. Norman "Dutch" Cota, the assistant division commander of the 29th Infantry Division , who was on the beach seemingly unaffected by the danger around him. Cota exhorted the Rangers amidst the machine gun fire, exploding mortar rounds and artillery barrage. He asked Col. Max Schneider commander Fifth Ranger Battalion , What outfit is this? When given the reply Rangers Cota said, Well, goddammit, if youre Rangers, get up and lead the way!this was later adopted as the motto of the Rangers. The Rangers climbed the bluffs, were they fought hand-to-hand and captured the German defensive positions opening the way for the 29th Division.
Elmo Banning was killed in action during an artillery barrage that day, sadly only a few months later, his brother Lyle was killed in the war. Awards: Purple Heart.
***I would like to thank Andy Find A Grave ID 48021049 for adding his photos to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Frogman Find A Grave ID 47380828 for adding their gravesite photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank David Stevenson Find A Grave ID 47899251 for adding his gravesite photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank William G. Howell Find A Grave ID 46888250 for adding his gravesite photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Backroad traveler Find A Grave ID 49801402 for adding their photos to this memorial in addition to updating the birth location information on it***
U.S. Army Service No. (ASN): #37516256
Entered the Service from: Kansas
5th Ranger Battalion
Awards: Purple Heart
Elmo E. Banning is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Chautauqua County, Kansas.
U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949 list the name and address of his Next of Kin as:
Mr. Herman E. Banning
Wauneta, Kansas
****************************************************
Elmo E. Banning was only 20 years old when he waded ashore on Omaha Beach as part of the 5th Ranger Battalion on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
Elmo arrived in the UK via Liverpool England with B Company and the rest of the 5th Ranger Battalion for an intensive training program . They would train with the British commandos for five tough months at locations in Northern England and Scotland. On June the 6th Elmo would be a member of Ranger Force C, made up of companies A and B 2nd Ranger Battalion and the entire 5th Ranger Battalion. The mission was to land behind three companies from the 2nd Rangers who would climb and capture Pointe du Hoc, then destroy the 155 mm guns that overlooked the beach . Because of rough weather, smoke and confusion, the 5th Ranger Battalion and Banning were diverted to Dog Red sector of Omaha Beach. Wet and exhausted, Elmo and his friends from Company B and the rest of the 5th Rangers who were pinned down on the beach Were they came into the view of Gen. Norman "Dutch" Cota, the assistant division commander of the 29th Infantry Division , who was on the beach seemingly unaffected by the danger around him. Cota exhorted the Rangers amidst the machine gun fire, exploding mortar rounds and artillery barrage. He asked Col. Max Schneider commander Fifth Ranger Battalion , What outfit is this? When given the reply Rangers Cota said, Well, goddammit, if youre Rangers, get up and lead the way!this was later adopted as the motto of the Rangers. The Rangers climbed the bluffs, were they fought hand-to-hand and captured the German defensive positions opening the way for the 29th Division.
Elmo Banning was killed in action during an artillery barrage that day, sadly only a few months later, his brother Lyle was killed in the war. Awards: Purple Heart.
***I would like to thank Andy Find A Grave ID 48021049 for adding his photos to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Frogman Find A Grave ID 47380828 for adding their gravesite photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank David Stevenson Find A Grave ID 47899251 for adding his gravesite photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank William G. Howell Find A Grave ID 46888250 for adding his gravesite photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Backroad traveler Find A Grave ID 49801402 for adding their photos to this memorial in addition to updating the birth location information on it***
Entered the Service from: Kansas
5th Ranger Battalion
Awards: Purple Heart
Elmo E. Banning is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Chautauqua County, Kansas.
U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949 list the name and address of his Next of Kin as:
Mr. Herman E. Banning
Wauneta, Kansas
****************************************************
Elmo E. Banning was only 20 years old when he waded ashore on Omaha Beach as part of the 5th Ranger Battalion on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
Elmo arrived in the UK via Liverpool England with B Company and the rest of the 5th Ranger Battalion for an intensive training program . They would train with the British commandos for five tough months at locations in Northern England and Scotland. On June the 6th Elmo would be a member of Ranger Force C, made up of companies A and B 2nd Ranger Battalion and the entire 5th Ranger Battalion. The mission was to land behind three companies from the 2nd Rangers who would climb and capture Pointe du Hoc, then destroy the 155 mm guns that overlooked the beach . Because of rough weather, smoke and confusion, the 5th Ranger Battalion and Banning were diverted to Dog Red sector of Omaha Beach. Wet and exhausted, Elmo and his friends from Company B and the rest of the 5th Rangers who were pinned down on the beach Were they came into the view of Gen. Norman "Dutch" Cota, the assistant division commander of the 29th Infantry Division , who was on the beach seemingly unaffected by the danger around him. Cota exhorted the Rangers amidst the machine gun fire, exploding mortar rounds and artillery barrage. He asked Col. Max Schneider commander Fifth Ranger Battalion , What outfit is this? When given the reply Rangers Cota said, Well, goddammit, if youre Rangers, get up and lead the way!this was later adopted as the motto of the Rangers. The Rangers climbed the bluffs, were they fought hand-to-hand and captured the German defensive positions opening the way for the 29th Division.
Elmo Banning was killed in action during an artillery barrage that day, sadly only a few months later, his brother Lyle was killed in the war. Awards: Purple Heart.
***I would like to thank Andy Find A Grave ID 48021049 for adding his photos to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Frogman Find A Grave ID 47380828 for adding their gravesite photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank David Stevenson Find A Grave ID 47899251 for adding his gravesite photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank William G. Howell Find A Grave ID 46888250 for adding his gravesite photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Backroad traveler Find A Grave ID 49801402 for adding their photos to this memorial in addition to updating the birth location information on it***
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ELMO E. BANNING
TEC 5 5 RANGER BN
KANSAS JUNE 6 1944
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