On the northside churchyard.

Monument

A small brown stone monument commemorating PFC Van Ryn and PFC Williams of the 47^th Infantry Regiment, 9^th Infantry Division who died on June 20, 1944. After landing at Utah Beach on June 10, 1944, the 47th Infantry Regiment, part of the 9th Infantry Division, was tasked with advancing through the Cotentin Peninsula to cut off German reinforcements and support the capture of Cherbourg, a critical port. The fighting around Teurthéville-Hague was part of this larger push towards Cherbourg, encountering fierce resistance from entrenched German forces. The 47th Regiment eventually played a key role in capturing the city by the end of June.

PFC Van Ryn and PFC Williams were among the soldiers who perished during this advance, likely in the heavy fighting around Teurthéville-Hague as the regiment approached Cherbourg. They died in combat during the liberation of Teurthéville-Hague in the Normandy Campaign.

Source of information: 9thinfantrydivision.net, en.wikipedia.org

Source of photo: www.memorialgenweb.org

A la mémoire

de Georges VAN RYN

et de Charles R. WILLIAMS

Soldats Américains de la 9emé D.I. - 47 R.I.

morts au combat lors de la libération

de Teurthéville - Hague le 20 juin 1944

English Translation:

In Memory

of Georges VAN RYN

and Charles R. WILLIAMS

American soldiers of the 9th D.I. - 47 R.I.

died in combat during the liberation

of Teurthéville - Hague on June 20, 1944