Awarded: French Croix de Guerre
Date
Mar 25, 1945
Comments:
Onboard Coast Guard operated LCI-L 88, Amin and his Company C8 shipmates were being transported along with members of the 5thEngineers Special Brigade and 1stInfantry Division soldiers to the Easy Red One sector of Omaha Beach. During the landing, the ship came under heavy fire, losing one of its two ramps along with a number of the soldiers from the Big Red One. Beachmaster Vaghi and Isbir were some of the first men down the remaining port side ramp. A short time later, as they were placing a fallen soldier onto a stretcher, a shell from a German railway gun five miles away landed onto the beach hurling a jeep into the air. The jeep landed on Isbir killing him instantly. Ensign Vaghi was knocked unconscious from the blast. Due to continued hostilities, Isbir?s body was not recovered until two days later and his death was listed as June 8, 1944. Isbir was posthumously awarded the French Croix de Guerre for bravery and the Purple Heart.