PFC Gonsowski and PFC Renda Cenotaph Memorial (7th Armored Division)
Details:
A roadside memorial.
The memorial is a six-sided granite obelisk about 4 feet high with an inscribed plaque attached to the front.
The memorial remembers two soldiers of Company C, 48th Armored Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division who were killed on this spot during fierce fighting on October 24, 1944 during the “Battle of Overloon”. The soldiers were listed as missing in action. And their names listed on the Margraten American Cemetery and Memorial Wall of the Missing. In 1977, the bodies of PFC Gonsowski and PFC Renda were discovered and repatriated to American cemeteries.
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.
Monument Text:
The text on the plaque is written in Dutch and the English translation is:
On this spot, in February 1977, the remains of 2 American soldiers were discovered from the 48th Inf Bn 7th Armored Division.
George J. Renda
Aloysius Gonsowski
Both killed on 5 October 1944
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
48th Armored Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division
7th Armored Division
9th Army
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Battle of Overloon
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