A Co, 505th PIR
Details:
On the right side of the path at the start of the path, on the concrete shelf.
Plaque
One of four bronze plaques set into a concrete shelf in the park. The plaque has
english text and contains the insignia of the 82nd Airborne Division and the
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment.
Monument Text:
6 JUNE
1944
IN HONOR OF THE 144 VALIANT MEN
OF COMPANY A, 505TH PARACHUTE
INFANTRY REGIMENT
WHOSE EXACT D-DAY MISSION WAS
TO SEIZE LA FIERE BRIDGE AND PREVENT
THE ENEMY CROSSING EASTERLY
DESPITE HEAVY LOSSES, COMPANY A STOOD FAST
NO ARMED ENEMY EVER CROSSED THIS BRIDGE
NEVER FORGET THEM
DEDICATED 6 JUNE 1999 BY DAVID BULLINGTON, MARCUS HEIM, JR.
ROBERT M. MURPHY, A/505
Commemorates:
Units:
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment
82nd Airborne Division
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Normandy Invasion
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