79th Infantry Division
Details:
At the west side of the road. Monument A block of gray granite with two panels mounted on it. Inscribed with French and English text with the 79th Infantry Division, 749th Tank Battalion, and 773rd Tank Destroyer Battalion insignias. The monument was erected in memory of nearly 400 American soldiers who fell in the area between September and October 1944.
Monument Text:
Left panel:
This
memorial is a monument to the spirit, sacrifice, and commitment
of the
American soldiers who fought during WWII in the Parroy
Forest from
September 28 through October 13, 1944. We honor all
those who
fiercely fought in heavy rain, cold, and mud both day and
night
including the 386 men of the 79th Infantry Division, 106th
Cavalry
Group, 773rd Tank Destroyer Battalion, and 749th Tank
Battalion,
US Army, who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the cause of
freedom.
The memory
of these heroes will always live.
Ce mémorial est en l' honneur de l'
esprit de sacrifice et d' engagement
des soldats
Americains qui ont combattu durant la seconde guerre
mondiale,
dans la foret de Parroy, entre le 28 septembre et le 13
octobre
1944. Ce monument rend hommage à tous ceux
qui se sont
battus avec
acharnement sous une pluie battante, dans le froid et la
boue, de
jour comme de nuit, dont les 386 soldats de la 79ème
Division
d'Infanterie, du 106ème Groupe
de Cavalerie, du 773ème
Bataillon
de Chasseurs de Chars et du 749ème
Bataillon de Chars, au
prix du
sacrifice ultime pour noire liberté.
Le souvenir
de ces héros vivra à jamais.
Right
panel:
The 773rd
Tank Destroyer Battalion participated in the Battle of
Parroy
Forest from September 28 to October 13, 1944 by supporting
the troops
of the 79th Infantry Division. On October 9, 1944, at the
crossroads,
Sgt Rabe's tank was destroyed by a German tank.
Le 773ème Bataillon de Chasseurs de Chars
a participé au combat
de
la foret de
Parroy du 28 septembre au 13 octobre 1944 en appuyant les
troupes de
la 79ème Division
d'Infanterie. Le 9 octobre 1944, lors de
la prise de
ce carrefour, le char du Sgt Rabe y fut détruit par un char
Allemand.
HONNEUR A
CES BRAVES
Sgt Ernest
RABE Wounded
T / 5
Everet PEABODY Wounded
Cpl Judge
HELLUMS Killed in action
Pvt Donald
OWENS Killed in action
Pfc
Lawrence HARRIS Killed in action
Commemorates:
People:
Judge Clayton “Clayton” Hellums
Units:
749th Tank Destroyer Battalion
773rd Tank Destroyer Battalion
79th Infantry Division
United States Army
Wars:
WWII
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