Memorial 5th US Armoured Division
Text on the memorial:
IN HONOR OF THE VALIANT 5TH U.S. ARMORED DIVISION WHO LIBERATED OUR COUNTRY ON SEPTEMBER 10TH 1944, AND IN MEMORY OF SGT JOSEPH L. PASSET AND SGT JESSE MITTIGA, THE FIRST U.S. SOLDIERS KILLED ON THE SOIL OF SANDWEILER.
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- Text: Fedor de Vries
- Photos: Jwh
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