1Lt Laus and Cpl Hall Plaque
Details:
Mounted on the outside wall on the south side of the road. It hangs with three other plaques and is the bottom one on the right side.
Plaque
A granite plaque with white lettering in French honoring 2 American soldiers killed in the liberation of Briancon. The soldiers served with the 83rd Chemical Battalion (83rd Chemical Mortar Battalion).
Monument Text:
Deux soldats americains
sont mort
lors de la liberation
de Briancon le 29 aoùt 1944
1 st LT Andre N. LAUS
cpl. Léonard E. HALL
83éme CHM. BTN
U.S. Army
English translation:
Two American soldiers
died
during the liberation
of Briancon on August 29, 1944
1 st LT Andre N. LAUS
cpl. Léonard E. HALL
83rd CHM. BTN
U.S. Army
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
7th Army
83rd Chemical Battalion
United States Army
Wars:
WWII