296th Engineer Plaque
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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