Monument Details

5th Infantry Division Stele (Cléry-le-Petit)

Details:

Located on the south end of the bridge. Monument

The monument is a white stele monument containing 3 plexiglass plaques with inscriptions and red diamonds painted on each side. The stele is one of 28 monuments erected by the 5th U.S. division immediately after WWI and located at all of their WWI battlefield sites.

This monument, in particular, commemorates the crossing of the bridge, built by the 7th U.S. Engineers, by the 9th Infantry Brigade. It also commemorates commanding General J.C. Castner and members of the 60th U.S. Infantry Regiment, who liberated the city of Cléry-le-Petit.

Monument Text:

Site de franchissement de la Meuse et du canal

En 9ème Brigade d'infanterie

Le général de brigade J.C. Castner

Commandant, Novembre 4-5, 1918

Foot pont sur la Meuse et du canal

De la 9e Brigade d'infanterie

Construit par la société D, 7ème U.S. Engineers

5ème Division U.S.

4 au 5 Novembre 1918

Cléry-le-Petit

Libéré par les Compagnies

A et H

60ème Régiment d'Infanterie U.S.

5ème Division U.S.

Le 2 Novembre 1918

English Translation:

Site of crossing of Meuse River and Canal

By 9th Infantry Brigade

Brigadier General J.C. Castner

Commanding, November 4-5, 1918

Foot bridge across Meuse River and Canal

For 9th Infantry Brigade

Built by Company D, 7th U.S. Engineers

5th U.S. Division

November 4-5, 1918

Cléry-le-Petit

Liberated by Companies

A and H

60th U.S. Infantry Regiment

5th U.S. Division

November 2, 1918

Commemorates:

People:

Joseph C. Castner

Units:

5th Infantry Division

60th Infantry Regiment

7th Engineer Regiment

9th Infantry Brigade

Wars:

WWI