36 American Liberators Memorial
Details:
On the left and right flanking the large monument.
Two trapezoidal brown tablets inscribed with 36 names, eighteen on each tablet, followed by their rank, and their age (written in French) in engraved and white lettering. These 36 soldiers were killed between August 7 and 9 of 1944 after the liberation of Pont-Scorff. The memorial was dedicated in August 2022 in a ceremony joined by the family and friends of the soldiers, the residents of Pont-Scorff, and the sponsors of the project.
On August 7, 1944, after liberating Pont-Scorff, soldiers of the 4th American Armored Division came under fire from German artillery. The same day, the German artillery of Moustoir-Flamm bombarded the field between Bivière and Ty Nenez, resulting in 20 American soldiers killed and 85 wounded, destroying 5 half-tracks, 6 jeeps, 2 trucks, and 2 armored cars, and damaging a score of other vehicles. The following days' fighting brought the number of dead to 36.
Monument Text:
Note: “ans” means yrs old
Left tablet:
HEELER William K. CPL 26 ans
TEBA Sammy B. PFC 22 ans
WALTY Francis W. S/SGT 24 ans
PANCOAST Roger S. SGT 26 ans
KROHE Robert I. SGT 23 ans
VANDERKERKOVE Roland H. PFC 24 ans
FRUMEN William M. SGT 30 ans
KAMANDULIS John J. PFC 30 ans
ROBILLARD Alfred J. PFC 22 ans
PETT Arthur N. S/SGT 26 ans
BLOCK William A. PFC 28 ans
VACCA John A. PFC 24 ans
LANDINO James G. TEC 5 32 ans
SACCO Joseph Jr. PFC 29 ans
GRIFFIN Arthur C. 2 LT 31 ans
WINSLOW Herbert C. PVT 30 ans
FREE Louie C. PVT 32 ans
FALLOON Peter J. CAPT 25 ans
Right tablet:
NEVILLE Robert P. TEC 5 24 ans
KELLY Charles A. 1ST LT 26 ans
FISHBURN Léo T. PFC 20 ans
MENKELLO George W. PVT 24 ans
RADOTICH Tom PFC 24 ans
KLONOWSKI Joseph D. TEC 5 20 ans
LEMOINE Eugene J. T/SGT 28 ans
FAGNANO Charles A. PVT 20 ans
ROBINSON Duncan E. PVT 19 ans
PRITCHETT Thomas W. PFC 22 ans
SMITH Lloyd O. MAJ 30 ans
DUFFY Paul P. TEC 5 28 ans
FOGLIO Joseph A. TEC 5 28 ans
HEATH John E. PVT 27 ans
SPAGNA Louis D. 1 SGT 34 ans
CARNEY Albert J. TEC 5 30 ans
KIRSHENBAUM Isidore S/SGT 29 ans
BURTON Eugène F. TEC 4 24 ans
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
24th Armored Engineer Battalion, 4th Armored Division
489th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Armored Division
4th Armored Division
51st Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored Division
695th Field Artillery Battalion
696th Field Artillery Battalion
704th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 4th Armored Division
8th Tank Battalion, 4th Armored Division
United States Army
XIX Tactical Air Command
Wars:
WWII
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