Monument Details

WW2 War Dead Burials - Gerolstein

Details:

The rightmost plaque on the wall. Plaque

An ivory colored enameled plaque with black German text listing the names of all the war dead, civilian and military from all nations, who were buried in the old town cemetery at this location during WWII. The list includes 26 American soldiers and airmen killed in the area and originally buried here. Many were captured during the "Battle of the Bulge".

Monument Text:

Die auf dem Gerolsteiner Zivil- und Ehrenfriedhof nach dem Krieg vorhanden Graber der Zivil- und Militarangehorigen der Vereinten Nationen

Quellen: Archive VG Gerolstein, Landesarchiv Koblentz, Bundersarchiv Berlin, Internationaler Suchdienst Arolsen, National Archives der USA Washington, Kriegsopferarchiv Frankreich

Belgien

Luxembourg

Niederlande

Frankreich

Grossbritannien

Russland/Ukraine

Polen

USA

USA

39	W. E.	Laffon	Prisoner of War	---
40	Emmett	Louks	Prisoner of War	---
41	Malcolm G.	Brooks	Prisoner of War	+07.02.1945
42	Roy L.	Marks	Prisoner of War	21
43	Bernard J.	Davis	Prisoner of War	19
44	George	Mc Daniel	Prisoner of War	29
45	----	Maguisson	Prisoner of War	---
46	----	Erikson	Prisoner of War	---
47	Richard D.	Sanders	Prisoner of War	+13.01.1945
48	William G.	Haven	Prisoner of War	20
49	John A.	Pomykala	Prisoner of War	29
50	Josef	Jecky	Prisoner of War	Beerd. 21.12.1944
51	Robert	Kollings	Prisoner of War	---
52	Frank	Proccacini	Prisoner of War	---
53	Albert L.	Provencio	Prisoner of War	26
54	George	Holland	Pilot	23
55	Paul	Barett	Pilot	20
56	Earl	McKinley	Prisoner of War	21
57	----	Mazurak	Prisoner of War	---
58	Alfred	Antonacci	Airman	20
59	David W.	Johnston	Pilot	22
60	Crispin L.	Miranda	Prisoner of War	+24.12.1944
61	Raymond E.	Porter	Prisoner of War	33
62	George H.	Birkner	Pilot	22
63	Kenneth M.	Smithey	Prisoner of War	23
63	Walter S.	Hopkins	Prisoner of War	+27.12.1944

English Translation:

The civil and military members of the United Nations that were buried in Gerolstein during the war are honored here

Sources: City archives of Gerolstein, State archives of Koblentz, National archives of Berlin, International Research Service of Arolesn, National Archives of the USA Washington, War victim archives of France

Belgium

Luxembourg

Netherlands

France

Great Britian

Russian/Ukraine

Poland

USA

Commemorates:

People:

Alfred J. Antonacci

Paul Olin Barrett