PFC Robert Cahow Memorial
Details:
On the north side of Mittelweg Road. Marker A bronze plaque on a weathered grey granite stone marking the spot where PFC Robert Cahow was found after having been missing for 56 years. His family placed the plaque there along side of the road and just into the forest lies the exact spot that he was found, marked with a pile of stones placed by visitors and a small wooden cross.
Monument Text:
IN MEMORY OF
PFC ROBERT CAHOW
AN AMERICAN SOLDIER OF WORLD WAR II
311TH REGIMENT, 78TH INFANTRY DIVISION
U.S. ARMY
HE RESTED IN AN UNKNOWN FOREST GRAVE
56 YEARS
UNTIL BY CHANCE HIS REMAINS WERE FOUND
AND RECOVERED BY A GERMAN ORDNANCE
SWEEPING TEAM NEARBY THIS MARKER
_______________________
ROBERT, WE NEVER DID OR WILL FORGET YOU!
YOUR FAMILY
______________________________
ZUM GEDENKEN AN
PFC ROBERT CAHOW
AMERIKANISCHER SOLDAT IM ZWEITEN
WELTKRIEG
311. REGIMENT, 78. INFANTERIE DIVISION
U.S. ARMY
56 JAHRE
LANG AN UNBEKANNTER STELLE IM WALD
BEGRABEN, WURDEN SEINE STERBLICHEN
UBERRESTE HIER ZUFALLIG VON EINER
DEUTSCHEN KAMPFMITTELRAUMGRUPPE
AUFGESPURT UND GEBORGEN
_______________________
ROBERT, WIR HABEN UN WERDEN DICH NIE
VERGESSEN!
DEINE FAMILIE
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
311th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry Division
79th Infantry Division
United States Army
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Battle of Hurtgen Forest
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