Memorial 238th Engineer Combat Battalion U.S. Namen

Along the Maas bank, at the end of the Park de la Plante, there is a low wall with a memorial plaque for the 238th Engineer Combat Battalion U.S.

"238th Engineer Combat Battalion
VII Corps 1st US Army
At the dawn of September 6, 1944
build one in 5 hours
floating bridge of 172 meters long
on the Meuse,
to restore freedom
from our Belgian friends

Namur, Belgium"

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Marie-Christine Vinck