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5th Infantry Division Stele of Jametz (South)

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Details:

The monument is located right behind a small white and black road marker on the D905 highway. Fields are located immediately behind the memorial and on the opposite side of the highway there is a small group of bushes and other vegetation that parallels the road. Marker The form of this concrete pillar resembles other monuments left by the 5th U.S. Infantry Division but it lacks the white paint or bright Red Diamond insignia that other monuments of this sort possess. Although the Red Diamonds and the plaque which would have displayed the inscription describing the importance of Jametz in the 5th Infantry Division's advance are missing, their outline is still visible. The outline of two large Red Diamonds are visible to oncoming traffic along D905 while the outline of the the plaque and a smaller Red Diamond that still maintains some of its original color face the road.


Jametz was captured after Brandeville and before Rémoiville. During the capture of Jametz, troops from the 5th Infantry Division were forced to wade through Le Loison, a creek that parallels the D905 highway. Despite facing enemy fire and dropping temperatures, the troops of the 10th Brigade managed to liberate 85 civilians on November 9, 1918. 

Monument Text:


"Jametz, capturé par la 10e brigade de la 5e U.S. division,
commandée par le brigadier général Paul B. MALONE, marque
le point le plus avancé vers l'Est de l'avance des armées alliées 
lors de l'offensive Meuse-Argonne."

English Translation:

"Jametz, captured by the 10th Brigade of the 5th U.S. Division
commanded by the brigadier general Paul B. Malone, marks
the easternmost point of the Allied advance during
the Meuse-Argonne Offensive."

Commemorates:

Units:

10th Infantry Brigade

5th Infantry Division

United States Army

Wars:

WWI

Battles:

Meuse-Argonne Offensive

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