101st Airborne Division Eindhoven Liberation Monument
Details:
In the road corner park.
MonumentA concrete monument with a wreath and two brass plaques attached.
The monument remembers the 101st Airborne Division's liberation of the city of Eindhoven on September 18, 1944, during Operation Market Garden. Eindhoven was the first Dutch city liberated during this Operation when the 101st Airborne Division's 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment linked up with the British Second Army.
Source: https://www.4en5mei.nl
Monument Text:
The text on the upper plaque reads in English and Dutch:
EINDHOVEN
WAS THE FIRST DUTCH CITY TO BE LIBERATED BY THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION. THE 506TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT AND OTHER UNITS OF THIS DIVISION ENTERED EINDHOVEN AND LINKED UP WITH THE BRITISH SECOND ARMY ON THE 18TH OF SEPTEMBER, 1944. THIS ACTION SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE INITIAL PHASE OF THE DIVISIONS MISSION THE SEIZURE OF THE CORRIDOR AND THE OPENING OF THE HIGHWAY FROM EINDHOVEN TO VEGHEL. THIS MEMORIAL PLAQUE IS PLACED IN HONOR OF THOSE SCREAMING EAGLES WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THIS CAMPAIGN AND AS A TOKEN OF ESTEEM AND FRIENDSHIP FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE NETHERLANDS
OP 18 SEPTEMBER 1944 WERD EINDHOVEN BEVRIJD DOOR DE AMERIKAANSE 101E AIRBORNE DIVISIE. IN NAUWE SAMENWERKING MET HET BRITSE TWEEDE LEGER MAAKTEN HET 506E REGIMENT PARACHUTISTEN EN ANDERE EENHEDEN VAN DEZE DIVISIE EEN EINDE AAN DE DUITSE BEZETTING. DOOR HET PLAATSEN VAN DEZE GEDENKPLAAT OP DIT AIRBORNE-MONUMENT WILLEN WIJ ONZE KAMERADEN DIE GESNEUVELD ZIJN BIJ DE BEVRIJDING VAN EINDHOVEN EN DE CORRIDOR EREN EN UITING GEVEN AAN ONZE GEVOELENS VAN VRIENDSCHAP EN WAARDERING VOOR HET NEDERLANDSE VOLK.
18 SEPTEMBER 1969 OUD-STRIJDERS VAN DE 101E AIRBORNE DIVISION
PLACED BY COMRADES OF THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION ASSOCIATION.
The Lower Plaque reads:
DANKBAAR GEDENKT EINDHOVEN ZIJN BEVRIJDERS EN IN HET BIJZONDER HEN
DIE HUN LEVEN GAVEN VOOR ONZE VRIJHEID.
EINDHOVEN GRATEFULLY COMMEMORATES THE LIBERATORS AND ESPECIALLY THOSE
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR OUR FREEDOM.
1LT RUDOLF E. BOLTE
PFC CHARLES R. DEEM JR.
PVT MARTIN J. DODGE
CAPT JOHN W. KILEN
PFC JAMES W. MILLER
1LT JAMES H. MOORE
SSGT FRANK E. RICK
PVT ROBERT VANKLINKEN
TEC 4 ROBERT L. CHEEVER
PVT VICTOR J. DELUCA
1 LT FRED A. GIBBS
PFC IRVING F. KROM
PFC WILLIAM R. MILLER
SGT WILLIAM R. MYERS
PFC JOHN H. STEPHENS JR.
SGT JAMES L. DAVIDSON
PVT MARVIN J. DESCANT
PFC GODFREY J. HANSON
PFC VERNON J. MENZE
PFC ROBERT J. MODRACEK
SGT WILLIS PHILLIPS
PFC FRANCIS L. SWANSON.
The sign with the "Screaming Eagles' on in front of the monument reads in Dutch:
AIRBORNE
18 September 1944 Eindhoven bevrijd door de
101st Airborne Divisie en het Tweede Britse
Translation:
AIRBORNE
18 September 1944, Eindhoven was liberated by the
101st Airborne Division and the Second British
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
101st Airborne Division
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
British Army
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Operation Market Garden
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