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| Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print | | Saint-Lô in Manche Départment, Basse-Normandie, France — Lower Normandy |
Thomas D. Howie
Le Major de Saint-Lô
— 12 Abril 1908 – 17 Juillet 1944 —
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By Thomas Colones, August 27, 2005 | |
| | | 1. Thomas D. Howie Monument | | |
Inscription. Commandant le 3e Battalion, 116e Régiment D'Infanterie, 29e Division U.S.A.
Tombé a la téte de ses troupes en libérant notre ville au cri de ralliement... a Saint-Lô!
(English translation)
Thomas D. Howie, The Major of Saint-Lo, April 12, 1908 – July 17, 1944.
Commander of the 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division, U.S.A.
He fell at the head of his troops during the liberation of our city. The rallying cry ... “to Saint-Lo!”
Location. 49° 6.927′ N, 1° 4.961′ W. Marker is in Saint-Lô, Basse-Normandie, in Manche Départment. Marker is at the intersection of Place du Major Howie and Rue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny (Route D972), in the median on Place du Major Howie. Click for map. It is in the traffic circle. Marker is in this post office area: Saint-Lô, Basse-Normandie 50000, France.
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Additional keywords. Thomas Howie |
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By Thomas Colones, January 26, 2005 | |
| | | 2. Saint Laurent Military Cemetery, Near the Normandy Coast | | Major Thomas Howie is buried in this cemetery, which is approx 37 kilometers (23 miles) north of St. Lô. His grave is marked by the cross closest to the camera, the one with the flowers. | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on July 22, 2008, by Thomas Colones of Spartanburg, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 3,715 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. Submitted on July 22, 2008, by Thomas Colones of Spartanburg, South Carolina. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
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