Monument Details

704th Tank Destroyer Battalion Memorial

Details:

Memorial located on the south side of the D-914 facing the road. It is immediately northeast of the north wall of the church.

Monument

This memorial commemorates the 704^th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 4^th Armored "Breakthrough" Division for their role in the liberation of Arracourt and the Battle of Arracourt (September 18-29, 1944). The stone tablet shaped memorial features French text with gold leaf inscription and unit insignia. At the base of the memorial is a small flowerbed which includes silver metal pieces spelling “ARRACOURT” as well as the images of two silver fish.

Monument Text:

En souvenir des soldats américains

704^th Tank Destroyer Battalion

4^th Armored Division

Libérateurs d’Arracourt

Septembre 1944

Translation:

In memory of American Soldiers

704^th Tank Destroyer Battalion

4^th Armored Division

Liberators of Arracourt

September 1944

Commemorates:

Units:

4th Armored Division

704th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 4th Armored Division

United States Army

Wars:

WWII

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