Mouacourt - 121st Reconnaissance Cavalry Squadron Monument
Details:
To the left of the entrance gate.
MonumentA tall, upright rectangular slab honors the soldiers of the 121st Reconnaissance Cavalry Squadron who fought and fell in the Mouacourt area between September and November 1944. At the top are the units name and its Latin motto. The monument features the names and ranks of the fallen soldiers, along with the emblems of the 106th Cavalry Regiment and the commune of Mouacourt. At the bottom is an illustration of an armored ambulance with a red cross, symbolizing the squadrons reconnaissance and medical roles. The inscription is written in French and the monument was inaugurated on October 19, 2025. It was entirely funded by the American family of Alexander Contini, whose father served in the 106th Cavalry Regiment.
Monument Text:
Symbols of the 106th Cavalry Group and the town of Mouacourt
121e Escadron de
Cavalerie de Reconnaissance
"UTCUMQUE UBIQUE"
Ce mémorial est dédié aux soldats du 121e
Escadron de Cavalerie de Reconnaissance qui ont
combattu ici de septembre à novembre 1944 et en
particulier à ceux qui sont énumérés ici qui sont
morts en libérateurs.
|
S/SGT |
CRITES I Andrew |
PVT |
MEDLEY M Murl |
|
PVT |
FARLEY Horace |
PVT |
RHODES Albert |
|
T/5 |
GNAZZO Frank |
S/SGT |
SAMULOWITZ M Joseph |
|
CPL |
GRIGG A Arnold |
T/5 |
SCARAVELLI V Samuel |
|
2nd/Lt |
HENRICHS W Vincent |
PVT |
SNIDER S Dean |
|
T/4 |
KESSLER M Oscar |
T/5 |
STEWART Henry |
|
PFC |
LEIDY R Richard |
PFC |
TALKINGTON M Harold |
|
T/5 |
LINDEMAN M Robert |
SGT |
TERRY E Carroll |
English translation:
121st Reconnaissance Cavalry Squadron
WHEREVER, WHENEVER
This memorial is dedicated to the soldiers of the 121st
Reconnaissance Cavalry Squadron that fought here
from September to November 1944,
and in particular to those listed here
who died as liberators.
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
106th Cavalry Group
121st Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
3rd US Army
United States Army
XII Corps
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Lorraine Campaign
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