Heer Liberation Memorial- 117th Infantry Regiment
Details:
In the center of the roadway roundabout.
An engraved upright flat stone about 4 feet high.
The memorial remembers the liberation of Heer (Maastricht) by E Company, 177th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry ”Old Hickory” Division on September 13, 1944. E Company was lead by Captain Harold Hoppe.
The memorial was dedicated in 1994 during the 50th Anniversary of the liberation of Heer.
Monument Text:
The text on the plaque is written in Dutch. The English translation is:
13 September 1944
E COMPANY
-symbols of thee 30th Infantry Division and the 117th Infantry Regiment-
30th OLD HICKORY 117th Inf Regt
CAPT. HAROLD F, HOPPE
A small brass plaque on the bottom remembers the 50th Anniversary of the Liberation of Heer, in 1994.
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division
1st Army
30th Infantry Division
Wars:
WWII
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