Memorial 1st Batallion 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment

Along the edge of the road between the trees is the memorial for the 1st Battalion of the 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment
It consists of three rough boulders with a memorial plaque in the middle with the text.

"1ST BATTALION
517TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT
FORCE BOYLE FORCE FRASER

During the period 23-26 December 1944
men of the 1st battalion
drove nazi forces
from the Soy-Hotton-Lamornemil area.

The battalion incurred 139 casualties
and had 14 men killed.

This marker is dedicated to these men
And the many brave Belgian patriots

Men of the 1-517 PIR killed in action

1st Lt. Harry D. ALLINGHAM – 2nd Lt. Roland A. BEAUDOIN
Sgt. Stanley S. BROWN – Sgt. Charles A. CRITCHLOW – Sgt. William M. DELANEY
Sgt. David A. RIVERS – Cpl. Edward J. LANG – Cpl. Frank L. TIMINSKI
Pfc. John MITCHELL - Pvt. Carl L.BARRETT – Pvt. Elmer R. CLOW
Pvt. Bobby FIDLER – Pvt. Leonard H. FANCHER – Pvt. Ledlie R. PACE„

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Marie-Christine Vinck (1, 2), Barry van Veen (3), Cees van Esch (4, 5)
• De Slag om de Ardennen: de wegen van de herinnering