The plaque is hanging on the outside wall of the left door of the shop.

A dark blue, rectangle plaque which commemorates LTC Bailey who was killed during the liberation of the town.

In September 1944, the Battle of Lorraine begins. The Americans advance quickly and arrive in Lunéville.

The 704^th Tank Destroyer Battalion, accompanied by the 37^th Tank Battalion, face the German panzers. Unlike the Germans, American tank units are not used to fighting in urban areas.

Enemy forces move behind the railway line facing the crossroads to cover all roads. Suddenly, at 12h00, a Jeep arrives at the bottom of the rue de Viller, with Colonel Bailey on board, commander of the 704^th TDB, and his sergeant. He drives very quickly through the intersection in the open field of enemy fire. He then turns right in front of where the American tanks are positioned. The colonel then raises his hand and extends his finger to give orders to Captain Tanner, who commands one of the companies of the 704th. At this same moment a mortar shell explodes. Though his sergeant survives, Colonel Bailey is killed by shrapnel.

A la mémoire du Lieutenant Colonel Bill Alston BAILEY

Commandant du 704ème bataillon de chasseurs de chars

Tombé ici même pour notre liberté le 19 septembre 1944

English translation:

In memory of Lieutenant Colonel Bill Alston BAILEY

Commander of the 704th Tank Destroyer Battalion

He Fell here for our freedom on September 19, 1944