Sgt Clarence P. Hughes -893rd Tank Destroyer Battalion
Details:
On the roadside of the Chemin de la Cite du Nord nestled in the vegetation at an intersection. Marker
Monument Text:
Top Plaque:
He came to fight for freedom
To a land he had never seen
For a people he had never met
For his success he gave the ultimate sacrifice
May God bless his soul
The Hughes Family Kentucky-New York USA September 2000
Bottom Plaque:
ICI EST TOMBRE POUR LA
LIBERATION DE LA FRANCE
LE Sgt. CLARENCE P. HUGHES
du 893th TANK DESTROYER
LE 29 AOUT 1944
English translation:
At this place on August 29th 1944 Sgt Clarence P. Hughes of the 893rd Tank Destroyer Battalion gave his life for the liberation of France.
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
4th Infantry Division
893rd Tank Destroyer Battalion
United States Army
Wars:
WWII
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