On the outside wall of the retaining wall of the churchyard. The plaque overlooks the intersection.

A rectangular marble plaque inscribed with a commemoration message written in French and English in black and incised lettering. On the top of the plaque is the photo of Cpl Basca with the insignias of the 66^th Armored Field Artillery and 4^th Armored Division. The plaque was inaugurated on July 16, 2022.

On November 11, 1944, Cpl Basca was killed in Hampont, in the woods near Obreck. The tank he was commanding was hit by a German shell that pierced through his vehicle. Buried initially at the American Catholic Military Cemetery in Limey, France, his body was disinterred in December 1948 and sent home. Prior to the war, CPL Basca was a professional football player playing for the Philadelphia Eagles.

CPL MICHAEL NICK BASCA

66th Armored Field Artillery

4th Armored Division

En hommage au Caporal Michael Nick BASCA,

décédé à Hampont, le 11 Novembre 1944, sous le

feu ennemi.

In tribune to Corporal Michael Nick BASCA, killed

in Action, in Hampont, on November 11, 1944,

under enemy fire.

Cette plaque est offerte par Dorothy L. JAWORSKI, de

Collegeville, Pennsylvanie, USA, le 16 juillet 2022.

English translation:

Cette plaque est offerte par Dorothy L. JAWORSKI, de Collegeville, Pennsylvanie, USA, le 16 juillet 2022.

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This plaque is offered by Dorothy L. JAWORSKI, of Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA, on July 16, 2022.