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On September 7, 2013, a
monument was dedicated at Rencheux, Belgium remembering The Battle of
The Bulge events on December 23, 1944.
Amongst those units
honored are the 508th PIR, 1st Battalion, A and B company
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508th Jeep
bearing a stencil denoting either 1st Battalion or Company "I"
awaits the unveiling of the draped memorial in the background |
New Memorial
is flanked by flagpoles and incorporates a large slab of local stone
with a pair of dedication plaques
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"In Tribute To The Defenders"
"With utmost respect and gratitude to the American paratroopers who
defended the Rencheux Bridge and river line and to the memory of their
comrades who gave their lives for the liberation of Belgium and our
Peace and Freedom."Logos for the 82nd Airborne
Division, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company A and B), 119th
Glider Field Artillery (A Battery), and 107th Airborne engineer
Battalion (Company D) are displayed |
"In Tribute To The Crossers"
"With utmost respect and gratitude to the American soldiers who
crossed the Rencheux Bridge and of the memory of their comrades who gave
their lives for the liberation of Belgium and our Peace and Freedom."
Logos for the 7th Armored Division, 106 Infantry
Division, 9th Armored Division, and the 1st Battalion, 112th
Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division are displayed
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