Monument Details

5th Infantry Division Moselle River Crossing Monument

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Details:

In a small recreation area on the Moselle River off of the D657. About a kilometer north of Corny-sur-Moselle. Immediately on the eastern side of the river. Near a marker for PFC Jerome Deneen. Marker

A one meter high rectangular yellowish stone monument with a "Red Diamond" - symbol of the 5th Infantry Division that marks the spot where the 5th Infantry Division crossed the Moselle River with the support of the 7th Armored Division to create the Dornot Bridgehead.

Monument Text:

Symbol of the 5th Infantry Division (On Front)

Symbol of the 7th Armored Divison (Sid)

WE WILL

A LA MEMOIRE

DES VAILLANTS

SOLDATS AMERICAINS

DE LA 5TH DIVISION US

QUI ONT

DOULOUREUSEMENT

TRAVERSE LA MOSELLE

A CET ENDROIT

EN SEPTEMBRE 1944

POUR NOTRE LIBERTÉ

English Translation:

We will remember the brave American Soldiers of the 5th US Infantry Division who painfully crossed the Moselle river at this location in September 1944 for our freedom.

Commemorates:

Units:

5th Infantry Division

7th Armored Division

Wars:

WWII

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