42nd Infantry Division Navarin Farm Plaque
Details:
Inside the Ossuary, lower level.
A white marble inscribed plaque; the symbol of the 42nd Infantry or "Rainbow" Division is prominent.
The plaque remembers the 42nd Infantry Divsion service fighting with the 4th French Army, commanded by General Henri Gourand, in July 1918 during the Battle of the 2nd Marne in the Champagne region.
Monument Text:
IN MEMORY OF
GENERAL GOURAND
AND THE MEN
OF THE 42ND RAINBOW DIVISION
WHO PROUDLY SERVED WITH HIS 4TH ARMY
IN THE BATTLES OF CHAMPAGNE
JULY 1918
Commemorates:
Units:
42nd (Rainbow) Division
42nd Infantry Division
French Army
Wars:
WWI
Battles:
2nd Marne
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