On the roadedge at the curve in the road.

A large red fieldstone with an inscribed plaque attached to the front.

The memorial remembers the 70th Anniversary of the liberation of the town by the 317th and 318th Infantry Regiments of the 80th "Blue Ridge" Infantry Division in November 1944 as part of the Lorraine Campaign in World War 2.  The memorial lists the names of the soldiers killed during the liberation of the town.

The text on the monument is in French and reads:

Symbol of the 80th 'Blue Ridge' Infantry Division Division

1944 - 2014
70° Anniversaire de la libération
de SEINGBOUSE
A la mémoire des Soldats Américains de la 80th Division US ayant rendu la liberté à notre village

The English Translation:

1944 - 2014
70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Seingbouse
In memory of the American soldiers of the 80th US Division who liberated our village

Lower Portion:

La commune de Seingbouse

à ses Héros tombés au combat pour la l

ibération du village le 27 novembre 1944

English:

The commune of Seingbouse

to its heroes who fell in combat for the

liberation of the village on November 27, 1944

PFC BOST Ray   317th Infantry 80th Division   KIA  28/11/1944

PVT DE LA CRUZ Juan   317th Infantry 80th Division   KIA  28/11/1944

PVT FENNER V. Eddy   317th Infantry 80th Division   KIA  28/11/1944

PVT HEGER E. Wilton   317th Infantry 80th Division   KIA  28/11/1944

PFC STAHLER F. John   318th Infantry 80th Division   KIA  30/11/1944

TSGT BENN S. Theodore  318th Infantry 80th Division DOW 07/12/1944

17 novembre 2024