508th PIR plaque
Details:
On the right side of the path at the start of the path, on the concrete shelf. Plaque One of four bronze plaques set into a concrete shelf in the park. The plaque has english text and contains the insignia of the 82nd Airborne Division and the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment.
Monument Text:
508TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT
82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION
THIS PLAQUE IS IN HONOR OF
THE 335 BRAVE MEN WHO WERE KILLED
IN ACTION DURING THE INVASION OF NORMANDY
AND ALSO IN HONOR OF THE 825 OTHER MEN
WHO WERE WOUNDED, INJURED, OR MISSING
DURING THIS CAMPAIGN.
Commemorates:
Units:
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
82nd Airborne Division
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Normandy Invasion
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