Squad leader Posted August 21, 2011 Author Share #26 Posted August 21, 2011 The church is located in front of the entrance to the cemetery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squad leader Posted August 21, 2011 Author Share #27 Posted August 21, 2011 Stone marker in the village of Belleau. (front) It reads: "Ici fut repoussé l'envahisseur 1918." "Here the invader was repulsed." The marker is a donation of the minute women of the Washington State. (The minute women of Washington was a Home front organization) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squad leader Posted August 21, 2011 Author Share #28 Posted August 21, 2011 Stone marker in the village of Belleau. (back) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squad leader Posted August 21, 2011 Author Share #29 Posted August 21, 2011 The road sign seen in the upper left of the previous photo. Paris 90 km/56 miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squad leader Posted August 21, 2011 Author Share #30 Posted August 21, 2011 I will post photos of the Chateau-Thierry Monument on hill 204, tomorrow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1944 Posted August 21, 2011 Share #31 Posted August 21, 2011 Thanks again Daniel, These are truely amazing Photos you have provided us with here simply amazing absloutely stunning and also the Information to go with it, It is great to be able see the photos like this :thumbsup: :thumbsup: . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popo367 Posted August 22, 2011 Share #32 Posted August 22, 2011 Thank you so much for posting.......hope to make it out there some day with my boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Meatcan Posted August 22, 2011 Share #33 Posted August 22, 2011 excellent series of photos on the various cemeteries, Daniel! the combination of the neat photos and the informative text descriptions are exactly the sort of post that will be of enduring reference use here on The Forum. Thank You! Great job! :thumbsup: Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devildog34 Posted August 23, 2011 Share #34 Posted August 23, 2011 Among the most sacred and holy places I have had the honor to visit, these images bring back the same feeling I had when I walked those hallowed grounds over 10 years ago. It is among the most sacred of places I have been which has included Iwo Jima. Thank you for posting such great images I hope you found it as moving as I did. Semper Fi, Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etienne Posted August 24, 2011 Share #35 Posted August 24, 2011 Thanks Daniel for all those great photos ... even if I live just a few miles from there, I'm always very impressed when I go to Belleau and last week, I just stopped (I was cycling and tired) to see (again) the fountain of Belleau's castle. Just a few word to remind everyone that less than a mile from the american cemetery, there's a german cemetery ... they didn't get the glory, but sure they got pain and death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12thengr Posted August 24, 2011 Share #36 Posted August 24, 2011 This is the grave of Cpl Marshal Braden, My maternal grandmothers cousin. On the back of the photo it states; Oise Aisne Cemetery, Fere en Jardenvir France. Is this the same cemetery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squad leader Posted August 24, 2011 Author Share #37 Posted August 24, 2011 This is the grave of Cpl Marshal Braden, My maternal grandmothers cousin. On the back of the photo it states; Oise Aisne Cemetery, Fere en Jardenvir France. Is this the same cemetery? Hi 12thengr, No, this not the same cemetery. Your maternal grandmother cousin is buried in the Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, in Fère-en-Tardenois (instead of Fere-en-Jardenvir). The Oise-Aisne American Cemetery is located 22km/13 miles north-east of Chateau-Thierry. Dan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted September 20, 2011 Share #38 Posted September 20, 2011 I asked our member Squad Leader about something I had been wondering about for a long time, and he was kind enough to check it out for us... Me: I did not want to raise this on your threads, but one thing I have never been able to find any information about was what happened with these memorials during the German Occupation during WWII. Did they treat them with respect? Did they just leave them alone? Or did they keep the public away from them? I'd be curious if you know. Daniel: To answer your question, unfortunately I do not know what happened with these US WWI memorials during the German occupation during WWII. However I will call Mrs Nicolas, the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery associate, soon and I will ask her the question. ...... As promised, I phoned Mrs Nicolas this morning and she kindly answered your question. During WWII, the US superintendent was in charge of the US memorials until the declaration of war in December 1941. In the first days of 1942, all the US staff was repratied to the USA and the French foreman was given the responsabilty of maintaining the US WWI memorials. The salaries of the French staff were paid by the US gorvernment via the embassy of Switerzland which was neutral. The German general commanding the region of Chateau-Thierry was a WWI veteran and the German soldiers were given the formal instruction to treat the US WWI cemeteries and memorials with great respect. Non-compliance would have result in disciplinary actions and martial court. German soldiers and the public were free to visit the memorials . Thanks Daniel... if you have posted this elsewhere, I had missed it. I wanted to make sure it got added to your thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpw_42 Posted September 20, 2011 Share #39 Posted September 20, 2011 In 2006 there was still damage (from a 37mm shot?) in the wall behind the door to the chapel in the Aisne-Marne Cemetery. I'll look for pics of it...so there was at least SOME fighting in the cemetery as the Allies pushed east. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David D Posted January 22, 2017 Share #40 Posted January 22, 2017 Sorry for bringing up an old thread, but thank you for sharing these images. Rest In Peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobgee Posted January 24, 2017 Share #41 Posted January 24, 2017 Great to see these wonderful pics again. Semper Fi.......Bobgee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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