740th ''Daredevil'' Tank Battalion Monument
Details:
On the west side of the road.
MonumentThe monument is a symmetrical stone memorial composed of three upright sections. A central dark panel is flanked by two lighter stone pillars, each engraved with the names and ranks of fallen soldiers. The central panel features an inscription along with the emblem of the 740th Tank Battalion.
Monument Text:
Center panel text:
IN MEMORY OF
THE CITIZENS OF NEUFCHATEAU AND MORTROUX, WHO TOOK INTO
THEIR HOMES AND HEARTS THE YOUNG MEN OF THE 740TH TANK
BATTALION, U.S. ARMY IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 1944 AND TO
THE MEMBERS OF THE BATTALION WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE BATTLE
OF THE ARDENNES, THE RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE
CAMPAIGNS FROM DECEMBER 19, 1944 TO MAY 8, 1945 UNDER THE COMMAND OF
LT. COL. GEORGE K. RUBEL
MAY THEY NEVER BE FORGOTTEN
EN SOUVENIR
DES HABITANTS DE NEUFCHATEAU ET MORTROUX, QUI ONT ACCUEILLI
DANS LEUR MAISON ET DANS LEUR COEUR LES JEUNES SOLDATS DU 740TH
TANK BATTALION, U.S. ARMY EN NOVEMBRE ET DECEMBRE 1944, AINSI
QUAUX MEMBRES DU BATAILLON QUI ONT DONNE LEUR VIE DURANT LA
BATAILLE DES ARDENNES, LES CAMPAGNES DU RHIN ET DEUROPE
CENTRALE DU 19 DECEMBRE 1944 AU 8 MAI 1945 SOUS LE COMMANDEMENT DU
LT. COL. GEORGE K. RUBEL
QUILS NE SOIENT JAMAIS OUBLIES
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CPL JACK D. ASHBY |
PFC RAYMOND MARTIN |
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T/4 CHARLES E. BOLER |
PFC CURTIS R. MAXEY |
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T/5 VICTOR BORELLI |
SGT JACK MCPHERSON |
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CPL CECIL B. BROWN |
T/4 JOHN R. MERCER |
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SGT IRA M. CASE |
CPL RAY T. MERRITT |
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PVT NOEL C. CAUSEY |
SGT J.L. MONTGOMERY |
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SGT CLAYTON D. CURTIS |
T/5 GRADY MORRIS JR. |
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PFC ANGELO J. DELUCA |
CPL CLARENCE MUNGER |
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S/SGT ALTON N. FLEMING |
PFC ORLAND D. MYERS |
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PVT LAWRENCE W. GEARARDO |
1ST LT DAVID OGLENSKY |
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PVT STANFORD N. GOEN |
PVT GROVER E. PLAUNT |
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1ST LT WARREN M. HALVERSON |
PFC EUGENE H. POLLARD |
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2ND LT WILLIAM H. HAMILTON |
PFC WALTER E. POORE |
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PVT JOE D. HANCE |
CPL ROBERT PRILLAMAN |
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PVT CARROL E. HARKEY |
PVT CLARENCE W. PROVIN |
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1ST LT ARTHUR P. HARTLE |
PVT RALPH D. ROGERS |
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T/4 WINFRED E. HAYDEN |
PVT CARL A. SCHROEDER |
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PVT EARLE E. HOWARD |
PVT JOHN L. SPIEKER |
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T/5 HERBERT HOWELL |
PVT NEILL T. STANCHEFF |
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CPL RAYMOND E. JOHNSON |
CPL HERBERT V. SWEENEY |
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T/5 CARL W. KREMPIN |
S/SGT JIMMIE L. WISE |
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WOJG WILLIAM LIPSKY |
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ERECTED BY THE 740TH TANK BATALLION ASSOCIATION
A.D. 1999
( The two stone pillars are also inscribed with the names of the soldiers who donated to the project.)
