5th Infantry Division Moselle River Crossing Monument
Details:
In a small recreation area on the Moselle River off of the D657. About a kilometer north of Corny-sur-Moselle. Immediately on the eastern side of the river. Near a marker for PFC Jerome Deneen and the the Infantry Division Parcours Historique (Historic Walk).
MarkerA one meter high rectangular yellowish stone monument with a "Red Diamond" - symbol of the 5th Infantry Division and the 7th Armored Division symbol, that marks the spot where the 5th Infantry Division crossed the Moselle River with the support of the 7th Armored Division to create the Dornot Bridgehead and fight the subsequent Battle of Horsehoe Woods.
Monument Text:
Symbol of the 5th Infantry Division (On Front)
Symbol of the 7th Armored Divison (Side)
WE WILL
A LA MEMOIRE
DES VAILLANTS
SOLDATS AMERICAINS
DE LA 5TH DIVISION US
QUI ONT
DOULOUREUSEMENT
TRAVERSE LA MOSELLE
A CET ENDROIT
EN SEPTEMBRE 1944
POUR NOTRE LIBERTÉ
1994
English Translation:
"We Will"
To the memory of the brave American Soldiers of the 5th US Infantry Division who painfully crossed the Moselle river at this location in September 1944 for our freedom.
