--- title: "Irving Greenberg" description: "D-Day, Normandy and Beyond veteran Irving Greenberg shares his memories of WW2." url: "https://www.normandy1944.info/stories/irving-greenberg" date: "2026-07-21T22:25:22+00:00" language: "en-GB" --- ![Irving Greenberg](https://www.normandy1944.info/component/ajax/?p=cache/60/igreenberg_001-601deda7.jpg&src=images/veterans/americans/irving_greenberg/igreenberg_001.jpg&thumbnail=240,300,&hash=a831a6a8) Rank: Tech 5th Class # WW2 veteran Irving Greenberg - American - 877th Engineer Battalion - Normandy, France - 1942 - 1944 - Survived? Yes ![9th Airforce Airborne Engineers](https://www.normandy1944.info/component/ajax/?p=cache/6c/9th-Airforce-Airborne-Engineer-US-6cb9d74d.png&src=images/patches/9th-Airforce-Airborne-Engineer-US.png&thumbnail=215,300,&hash=9c55826d) #### 9th Airforce Airborne Engineers ## Flying on memories My husband was D-Day plus 30 and spent the entire war in Europe. He participated in 3 battles in Normandy and was attached to the 877th Airborne Engineers. Irving was a member of the 877th Airborne Engineers Aviation Battalion, and participated in battles in Normandy and Nothern France. He received the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Medal with 3 Battle stars, Glider Badge, American Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal, 3 overseas Service Bars and the Good Conduct Medal plus the Marksman M1 Rifle Carbine badge. Irving served his country from February 1943 to February 1946. He was stationed in Normandy, France, England, Darmstadt, Frankfurt and Munich, Germany. The 877th Airborne Battalion arrived in the United Kingdom in March 1944, and landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day + 30. They built A-15 at Maupertus, which was the first field on the continent to base medium B-26 bombers and Black Widow night fighters. The 877th was engaged in construction and maintenance of 66 fields in France and Germany. Irving is deceased. Contributed by Irving's wife Marlene Greenberg --- ### 877th Engineer Battalion - Redesignated 24 March 1943 as the 877th Airborne Engineer Aviation Battalion - Inactivated 4 October 1945 at Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts [](#) [](#) ###### Veteran's personal file ![877th Engineer Battalion](https://www.normandy1944.info/component/ajax/?p=cache/05/877th-Engineer-Battalion-DUI-05ee9b90.png&src=images/patches/877th-Engineer-Battalion-DUI.png&thumbnail=250,264,&hash=b89cac80) 877th Engineer Battalion Les Hommes De La Terre --- The compilation and structure of this website are protected by copyright. The historical stories and personal accounts published here remain the sole intellectual property of the individuals who shared them. No content may be reproduced without prior permission from the webmaster. 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