Pvt Andrew Babjak Monument -508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
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Details:
On the west side of the road.
Monument
A rough-hewn stone slab monument with a rectangular plaque honoring Private Andrew Babjak, a Slovak-born paratrooper of the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, U.S. Army, who was killed in action during the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944, in France. The memorial was unveiled on June 14, 2024, and inscribed in Slovak.
Source of photos: Pavol Hornak
Monument Text:
Počas vylodenia Spojencov v Normandii
6. 6. 1944
zahynul pri bojovom zosoku slovenský rodák
príslušník 508. výsadkového pluku 82. výsadkovej divízie
Armády Spojených štátov amerických
ANDREJ BABJAK
(* 20. 1. 1924, Žbince – † 6. 6. 1944, Montessy*)
Česť jeho pamiatke!
Kasigarda - Pavol Horňák
2024
English Translation:
During the Allied landing in Normandy
June 6, 1944
Fell in combat during a parachute jump, a Slovak native
member of the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
82nd Airborne Division
of the United States Army
ANDREJ BABJAK
(* January 20, 1924, Žbince – † June 6, 1944, Montessy*)
Honor to his memory!
Kasigarda - Pavol Horňák
2024
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
82nd Airborne Division
United States Army
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Normandy Invasion
Operation Neptune
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