Tour-en-Bessin 1st Infantry Division Plaque
Details:
Affixed on the center of the wall.
Plaque
A rectangular gray plaque commemorating the 1st Infantry Division who liberated the town on June 8, 1944, as Allied forces advanced through Normandy following the D-Day landings. The plaque has the division’s insignia and is written in French.
Monument Text:
1ème DIVISION D’INFANTERIE
U.S.
8 JUIN 1944
TOUR EN BESSIN
À SES LIBÉRATEURS
English Translation:
1st U.S. Infantry Division
June 8, 1944
Tour-en-Bessin
To its liberators
Commemorates:
Units:
1st Infantry Division
United States Army
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Normandy Invasion