Adjacent to the church, on the left front side next to the town war memorial. Monument

The monument includes two inscribed polished marble plaques with associated information signs and two flagpoles. 

The plaques and information signs remember the 17^th Airborne “Scions” and the 11^th Armored “Lightning” Divisions actions during and after the Battle of the Bulge”.  

The information signs behind the plaques recount the battle in detail. The site lies next to the 194^th Glider Infantry Square on the “Chemin de la Liberte” (Freedom Trail).

The text on the two plaques are inscribed in English and French.

The 17^th Airborne Division plaque reads in English:

Symbols of the 17^th Airborne Division; 194^th Glider Infantry Regiment; and 550^th Airborne Infantry Battalion

During the winter of 1944-1945, the village of Houmont

Was, for several days, the site of intense fighting

For freedom

Its residents have not forgotten their American liberators

and show them recognition and eternal gratitude

In memoriam

The 11^th Armored Division Plaque reads:

Symbols of the 11^th Armored Division; 41^st Tank Battalion; and 21^st Armored Infantry Battalion

The 11^th Armored Division plaque reads the same as above, but in French