FACES OF THE MONUMENT |
Above : "Final" model of the Monument, designed by © P. Cottencin
It is significant to us that faces of the soldiers
are moulded after the ones of GI's who died in Périers or its area
Glance through the biography of these men.
Prepare to face loads of emotion, through these numerous pages of anecdotes, memories and stories, presented by
their relatives or extracted from our archives.
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Private First Class |
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On July 26, 1944 Richard is killed near Hospital Lane. Before marching on Périers, his Regiment had to cross the river Sèves, fiercely defended by enemy | On July 6, 1944 Andrew is killed at Plessis-Lastelle (Beaucoudray). Killed in action, death not self-inflicted, from penetrating wound to head, and arm torn out by shrapnel | On June 14, 1944 Virgil is killed while trying to rescue the driver of a burning ammo truck, in the vicinity of Amfreville | On July 26, 1944 running down the moor in order to cross the ford at Carrière Hausley, the tank commanded by Tullio blows up on a stack of German anti-tank mines |
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