On Saturday June 25th, the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center (USAHEC) and the Army Heritage Center Foundation will host American Legion Post 405 for a dedication ceremony of a monument to commemorate the service of WWII’s 8th Armored Division.

The dedication ceremony is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. in the Memorial Grove area on the Army Heritage Trail. The public is invited and we hope to see you there!

The 8th Armored Division landed in Europe on January 5, 1945. Initial operations of the unit were to stop German advances during the Battle of the Bulge. The division subsequently participated in the Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe campaigns.

𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐰𝐨 (𝟐) 𝐖𝐖𝐈𝐈 BOBA 𝐯𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬:

𝐉𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐫, 95 years old, was a combat medic assigned to the 12th Infantry Regiment of the 4th Infantry Division. He landed on D-Day and participated in the Battle of Hurtgen Forest and the Battle of the Bulge. He is a member of American Legion Post 405 and Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge, Delaware Valley Chapter at the Chapel of the 4 Chaplains.

𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲, 99 years old, served in the Quartermaster Corps assigned to the 3rd Army. He landed in Normandy on D+22 and provided logistical support to the forward troops for the rest of the war. He is a member of American Legion Post 405 and Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge, Delaware Valley Chapter at the Chapel of the 4 Chaplains.

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