T5 Krohnke Memorial- 125th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
Details:
In the roadway triangle.
Monument
The monument is a low stone wall with an inscribed brass plaque built into the front of a small garden area.
The memorial remembers Technical Grade 5 Jurgen “Jerry” Krohnke who was killed on this spot on September 20, 1944 while liberating the town of Bocholtz, Netherlands. T5 Krohnke was assigned to the 125th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized) of the 113th Cavalry Group “Red Horse” which was supporting the 30th Infantry Division attack into the enemy West Wall defenses.
T5 Krohnke was from Schleswig, Iowa and was buried in the Henri-Chapelle Memorial and Cemetery in Belguim. A cenotaph remembers him in his hometown of Schleswig, Iowa.
Monument Text:
The text on the plaque is written in Dutch and reads:
20 -9 - 1944
SNEUVELDE HEIR
JURGEN G. KROHNKE
TEC 5 W 125TH CAV RCN SQ MECE
8-11-1918 SCHLESWIG
IOWA USA
MEGR. TE HENRI CHAPELLE (B) H – 10- 26
The translation in English:
20-9-1944
KILLED HERE
JURGEN G. KROHNKE
TEC5 125TH CAVALRY RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON (MECHANIZED)
8-11-1918 SCHLESWIG
IOWA USA
BURIED AT THE HENRI-CHAPELLE CEMETERY (BELGIUM) GRAVE: H-10-26
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
113th Cavalry Group
113th Cavalry Regiment
125th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mech)
30th Infantry Division
Wars:
WWII
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