Monument Details

82nd Airborne Division Stained Glass Window

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Details:

This window is visible on the northwest wall of the church. Commemorative Object The stained glass window depicts Saint Michael, the patron saint of paratroopers. The 82nd Airborne Division, the lion of Normandy, the Sainte-Mère-Église insignia, and symbols for each of the combat jumps made by the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II are also represented in the window. Text is featured at the base of the window in French and English.

The idea for the window began at the 25th anniversary of the jump and was donated by the veterans of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, in 1972. Paul Renaud, the same artist who designed the Paratrooper stained glass window at the site, also designed this one.

Monument Text:

6 Juin 1944 - 6 Juin 1969

A la mémoire de ceux qui par leur sacrifice ont redonne la liberté a Ste. Mère-Église.

Ils sont revenus.

25eme anniversaire des vétérans du 505eme, 82eme Airborne Division

To the memory of those who through their sacrifice liberated Sainte-Mère-Église.

They have come back.

25th Anniversary of the Veterans of the 505th, 82nd Airborne Division

Commemorates:

Units:

505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne

United States Army

Wars:

WWII

Battles:

Normandy Invasion