Hastière Liberation Memorial- 9th Infantry Division
Details:
In a small roadside park.
MonumentA plaque attached to a large fieldstone with 4 flagpoles.
The memorial rememebrs the liberation of the town by the 9th Infantry 'Old Reliables' Divsion's 47th and 60th Infantry Regiments on Septemebr 5 & 6, 1944.
Monument Text:
The plaque is inscribed in Franch. The Enlish transaltion reads:
Symbol of the 9th Infantry Division, American, Belgian and Franch flags
To the memory of the brave soldiers of the 47th and 60th Regiments of the US 9th Infantry Division
fallen here on 5 and 6 September 1944
and the Belgian and French volunteers
victims of the Nazis
and demonstrating exemplary bravery
Remember
Commemorates:
Units:
47th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division
60th Infantry Regiment
9th Infantry Division
French Resistance
Resistance
United States Army
Wars:
WWII
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