79th Infantry Division Obelisk
Details:
Located on the west side of the D900E1 just north of the intersection of the D900E1 and Rue du Champ de Foire. Monument The obelisk commemorates the 79th Infantry Division's role in World War II in the cause of freedom. The veterans of the 79th ID constructed the obelisk and two flag poles to remember the divisions role in the war in Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes-Alsace, Rhineland, and Central Europe.
Monument Text:
Front side:
Commemorates:
Units:
304th Engineer Combat Battalion
304th Medical Battalion
313th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division
314th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division
315th Infantry Regiment, 79th Division
79th Infantry Division
79th Infantry Division Headquarters Company
79th Ordinance Light Maintenance Company
79th Quartermaster Company
79th Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized
79th Signal Company
United States Army
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Normandy Invasion
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