80th Division Plaque
Details:
On the corner of Place Duroc (D657) and Rue Saint-Laurent. When facing the square, it is on the left-side building, in between the arch and the window. Plaque This bronze plaque, standing roughly six feet off the ground, was erected by the 80th Division Veterans Association in 1970. It commemorates the American 80th Infantry Division for their actions in September-October of 1944 when they liberated Port-a-Mousson.
Monument Text:
1942 1945
IN TRIBUTE AND TO COMMEMORATE THE
VALOR OF THE AMERICAN 80TH INFANTRY
DIVISION, WHO FOUGHT IN THIS AREA
DURING SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 1914,
AND WHO LIBERATED PORT-A-MOUSSON.
HOMMAGE À LA
80e DIVISION AMÉRICAINE, QUI A LIBÉRÉ
PONT-À-MOUSSON EN SEPTEMBRE 1944
ERECTED BY THE 80TH DIVISION VETERANS ASSOCIATION
• JULY 1970 •
