90th Infantry Division/82nd Airborne Memorial
Details:
Located at the northwest corner of the intersection of D69 and D126 in the town. Plaque This plaque commemorates the 90th Infantry Division and the 82nd Airborne Division which liberated the town of Gourbesville in June of 1944. The plaques are are in both French and English and sit on a stone memorial.
Monument Text:
90th INF DIV 82nd A/B DIVISION
To their liberators,
The people of Gourbesville in memory of three hundred U.S. soldiers who died on our soil in June 1944
A ses liberateurs,
Les habitants de Gourbesville en memoire des 300 soldats U.S. tombes sur notre sol en Juin 1944
Commemorates:
Units:
82nd Airborne Division
90th Infantry Division
United States Army
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Normandy Invasion
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