LIÈGE

Commune de DOLHAIN (LIMBOURG - LIMBURG)

Monument en hommage au 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion U.S.
 

 

 

Localisation de ce monument: Dans le parc à l'angle de l'Avenue Victor David et Bêverie. Coordonnées GPS: +50°36'43.64", +5°56'40.79" Inscription figurant sur le monument "86TH CHEMICAL MORTAR BATTALION ASSOCIATION HONORS AND REMEMBERS                                                                        * 86TH CHEMICAL MORTAR BATTALION, UNITED STATES ARMY, WORLD WAR II WITH HEADQUARTERS AND REST AREA AT DOLHAIN, BELGIUM, 6 NOVEMBER 1944 TO 4 MARCH 1945, DURING THE ARDENNES CAMPAIGN AND BATTLE OF THE BULGE                                                                        * ITS 40 MEN KILLED IN BATTLE                                                                        * ITS MEN SERVING VALIANTLY FOR 315 DAYS OF CONTINUOUS COMBAT IN ALL 5 MAJOR CAMPAIGNS OF EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH 366 WOUNDED AND 198 DECORATED                                                                        * THE PEOPLE OF DOLHAIN FOR THEIR FRIENDSHIP AND HOSPITALITY DESPITE THE WAR'S HARDSHIPS                                                                        * WE CARRIED THE TORCHES OF FREEDOM AND FRIENDSHIP FORWARD 1997" Ce monument ne comporte pas de noms

 

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