Monument aux soldats du 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment tombés à Logbiermé - Monument 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment - Memorial 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Logbiermé (Trois-Ponts)
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BARAGLIA Bruno P.
Américain - Amerikaans Conflit/Conflict: 1940 - 1945; Statut/Statuut: Tombé au champ d'honneur - Gevallen op het veld van eer
CARACIOLO Albert J.
Naissance/Geboorte : 1925; Décès/Overlijden : Logbiermé (Trois-Ponts), LG, BE 1945-01-14
Grade - Régiment/Graad - Regiment :
Plus d'infos/Meer info: Rank: Private. Unit: 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment. During the Battle of the Bulge Company C of the 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment was sent by trucks (poor weather prevented airlift), to town of Stavelot, Belgium. From there they advanced in the town of Coules, and on to Logbiermé. The unit then came under heavy snipers fire. It was during this battle that five men lost their lives on January 14th 1945. Cemetery: Mount Saint Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield, Connecticut, USA (Sources: American War Memorials Overseas; Operation Anvil Dragoon)
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Américain - Amerikaans Conflit/Conflict: 1940 - 1945; Statut/Statuut: Tombé au champ d'honneur - Gevallen op het veld van eer
FORD Hubert B. "Hubie"
Naissance/Geboorte : West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA 1923-09-30; Décès/Overlijden : Logbiermé (Trois-Ponts), LG, BE 1945-01-14
Grade - Régiment/Graad - Regiment :
Plus d'infos/Meer info: Son of Dominic and Josephine CARACIOLA. Rank: Corporal. Unit: 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Entered the Army in 1942. During the Battle of the Bulge Company C of the 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment was sent by trucks (poor weather prevented airlift), to town of Stavelot, Belgium. From there they advanced in the town of Coules, and on to Logbiermé. The unit then came under heavy snipers fire. It was during this battle that five men lost their lives on January 14th 1945. Cemetery: St Agnes Cemetery, West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA (Source: American War Memorials Overseas; Operation Anvil Dragoon)
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Américain - Amerikaans Conflit/Conflict: 1940 - 1945; Statut/Statuut: Tombé au champ d'honneur - Gevallen op het veld van eer
JACOBSEN Walter E.
Naissance/Geboorte : Kansas, USA 1925; Décès/Overlijden : Logbiermé (Trois-Ponts), LG, BE 1945-01-14
Grade - Régiment/Graad - Regiment :
Plus d'infos/Meer info: Son of George F. and Helen M. FORD. Rank: Private First Class. Serial Number: 36742041. Unit: 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Light Maching Gunner. During the Battle of the Bulge Company C of the 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment was sent by trucks (poor weather prevented airlift), to town of Stavelot, Belgium. From there they advanced in the town of Coules, and on to Logbiermé. The unit then came under heavy snipers fire. It was during this battle that five men lost their lives on January 14th 1945. Cemetery: Henri Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium, plot A, row 16, grave 31. Decoration: Purple Heart (Source: American War Memorials Overseas; Operation Anvil Dragoon)
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Américain - Amerikaans Conflit/Conflict: 1940 - 1945; Statut/Statuut: Tombé au champ d'honneur - Gevallen op het veld van eer
SPEARS William S.
Naissance/Geboorte : ; Décès/Overlijden : 1945-01-16
Grade - Régiment/Graad - Regiment :
Plus d'infos/Meer info: Rank: Private. Serial Number: 36648716. Unit: 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Company C, 1st Battalion. During the Battle of the Bulge Company C of the 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment was sent by trucks (poor weather prevented airlift), to town of Stavelot, Belgium. From there they advanced in the town of Coules, and on to Logbiermé. The unit then came under heavy snipers fire. It was during this battle that five men lost their lives on January 14th 1945. Walter S. JACOBSEN, seriously injured on January 14 died on 16 January 1945. Cemetery: Henri Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium, plot F, row 10, grave 45. Decoration: Purple Heart (Source: American War Memorials Overseas; Operation Anvil Dragoon)
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Américain - Amerikaans Conflit/Conflict: 1940 - 1945; Statut/Statuut: Tombé au champ d'honneur - Gevallen op het veld van eer
Naissance/Geboorte : 1925; Décès/Overlijden : Logbiermé (Trois-Ponts), LG, BE 1945-01-14
Grade - Régiment/Graad - Regiment :
Plus d'infos/Meer info: Rank: Sergeant. Serial Number: 16041777. Unit: 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Company C, 1st Battalion. During the Battle of the Bulge Company C of the 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment was sent by trucks (poor weather prevented airlift), to town of Stavelot, Belgium. From there they advanced in the town of Coules, and on to Logbiermé. The unit then came under heavy snipers fire. It was during this battle that five men lost their lives on January 14th 1945. Cemetery: Henri Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium, plot C, row 2, grave 6. He also has a cenotaph located in Keewaydin Cemetery, Keewaydin, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA. Decoration: Purple Heart (Source: American War Memorials Overseas; Operation Anvil Dragoon)
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