On the north side of the road.

A standing, large, black, stone plaque affixed to a block of concrete as its back and is supported by a stone base. The plaque contains the name of PFC DeGlopper, his award, and a drawing of a soldier.

PFC Charles DeGlopper was the only soldier from the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment to receive the Medal of Honor. He was the first of only two soldiers of the 82^nd Airborne Division to be selected for this award. During a patrol on the morning of June 9, 1944, his platoon was cut off, and they were held under German machinegun fire. DeGlopper was already wounded when he decided that he had to do something. So, he took up his BAR (browning automatic rifle) and opened fire at the Germans. The other members of his platoon escaped through a hole in a hedge. DeGlopper was hit several times but stood his ground and managed to take out a couple of Germans. But it was an uneven battle, and DeGlopper was killed in a hail of bullets. Sometime later, his comrades found him amidst many spent cartridges, weapons, and dead Germans. He was successful in drawing the enemy action away from his fellow soldiers, who continued the fight from a more advantageous position and established the first bridgehead over the Merderet. PFC DeGlopper's sacrifice and heroism while facing the odds greatly contributed to a highly important tactical victory in the Normandy Campaign.

Next to this memorial are two info signs which contain his small biography and a detailed story of what happened on the day he died.

Source of information: www.strijdbewijs.nl, www.tracesofwar.com, hmdb.org

PFC Charles N. DeGlopper

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