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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
North Cornwall
Town
Bodmin
County
Cornwall
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1988
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
9236

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Current location

ON WALL OF GATEWAY TO DCLI MUSEUM
DCLI MUSEUM
Bodmin
North Cornwall
Cornwall
England

OS Grid Ref: SX 060 670
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
RECTANGULAR SLATE SET IN A WALL. RAISED BORDER SURROUNDS ENGRAVED TEXT WITH TWO DIVISIONAL EMBLEMS ABOVE THE TEXT.
Inscription
IN HONOR OF THE HALLOWED/ MEMORY OF THE 3533 MEN OF THE/ 29TH DIVISION UNITED STATES ARMY/ KILLED IN BATTLE FROM 6TH JUNE 1944/ TO VICTORY IN EUROPE 8TH MAY 1945/ IN OCTOBER 1942 THE 29TH INFANTRY DIVISION COMPOSED OF/ NATIONAL GUARD UNITS FROM MARYLAND, VIRGINIA,/ PENNSYLVANIA & THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SAILED TO/ GREAT BRITAIN TO SUPPORT THE ALLIES OF THE UNITED STATES./ THE DIVISION MOVED FROM TIDWORTH TO CORNWALL IN MAY 1943./ THE 115TH REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM WAS STATIONED AT BODMIN./ WITH THE 116TH AT PLYMOUTH AND THE 175TH NEAR CAMBORNE./ THE FRIENDLINESS OF THE BRITISH PEOPLE WAS DEEPLY / APPRECIATED BY THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS./ THE DIVISION SUCCESSFULLY ASSAULTED OMAHA BEACH/ 6 JUNE 1944 AND THEN PARTICIPATED IN THE CAMPAIGNS OF/ NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL/ EUROPE. SUFFERING NO LESS THAN 19,814 CASUALTIES./ UNITS OF THE 115TH R.C.T. STATIONED AT THIS BARRACKS AND IN BODMIN INCLUDED: H.Q. 115TH INFANTRY REGIMENT COL. E.N. SLAPPEY/ WITH CANNON ANTI-TANK AND / SERVICE COMPANIES 3RD BN/ 110 FIELD ARTILLERY BN 005MM LT COL J.P. COOPER JR/ COMPANY B 104TH MEDICAL BN CAPT L.N. KOMAN/ ERECTED BY THE MARYLAND NATIONAL GUARD MILITARY HISTORICAL SOCIETY/ (...) GEN. E.G. BEACHAM M.D. (RET) PRESIDENT/ 1988/
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Slate
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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