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296th Engineer Plaque

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Details:

On the bridge abutment, on the side facing the town.  

Plaque

A black metal plaque with French text mounted on a white stone base which is mounted on the stone bridge abutment. The plaque honors the 296th Engineer Battalion which built a bridge to cross the Meuse here from 10-15 September 1944. The top of the plaque displays the unit insignia.

Monument Text:

296TH

ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION

 

SEDAN

LE 9 JUIN 1994

 

 

EN SOUVENIR

DE LA CONSTRUCTION D'UN PONT

SUR LA MEUSE

 

PAR LE 296EME BATAILLON DE GENIE

DE L'ARMEE DES ETATS-UNIS D'AMERIQUE

DU 10 AU 15 SEPTEMBRE 1944

 

 

English translation:

296TH

ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION

 

SEDAN

The 9th of June 1944

 

In memory of the construction of a bridge over the Meuse by the 296th Engineer Combat Battalion of the US Army from 10 to 15 September 1944.

Commemorates:

Units:

296th Engineer Combat Battalion

United States Army

Wars:

WWII

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