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Moses Taylor Statue (2nd Infantry Division)

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Details:

In the town center of Vigneulle, France on the south side of the Monument aux Morts; the monument is located across from the town hall.

Statue
An obelisk shaped monument to the dead from the town of Vigneulles, France.  On the south side of the monument is a statue remembering 1Lt. Moses Taylor Jr who served with the 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division during WW1.  He is buried in the nearby St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial.                 

Monument Text:

Etched on the monument:

A la mémoire d'un jeune Americain mort pour la France

English Translation:

In memory of a young American killed for France

Plaque at the base of the monument, in English:

Moses Taylor, Jr.
1st Lieutenant, 9th Infantry  2nd Div., USA
 Born June 8th, 1897
died from wounds received in action 
March 24, 1918.

Commemorates:

People:

Moses Jr. Taylor

Units:

2nd Infantry Division

9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Division

American Expeditionary Forces (AEF)

Wars:

WWI

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