Banholt in Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Banholt Liberation Memorial
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 28, 2023
1. Banholt Liberation Memorial Marker
"Vrijheid is niet vanzelfsprekend"
Deze gedenksteen is een eerbetoon van de inwoners van Banholt en Terhorst aan onze Amerikaanse bevrijders van het 119° Regiment van de 30º Infanterie Divisie "Old Hickory".
In het bijzonder aan Pvt. Daniel Pearson Jr. uit New Bedford City (Massachusetts) van de hoofdkwartiercompagnie van het 1º Bataljon die op 14 september-1944 overleed aan de verwondingen die hij op 13 september 1944 had opgelopen bij de strijd rond Banholt.
"Freedom should never be taken for granted"
This memorial stone is a tribute from the citizens of Banholt and Terhorst to our American liberators of the 119th Regiment of the 30th Infantry Division "Old Hickory".
Above all to Pvt. Daniel Pearson Jr. of New Bedford City (Massachusetts) from the Headquarter Company, 1st Battalion, who died on September 14th, 1944 from the injuries he had sustained on September 13th, 1944 during the fighting around Banholt.
Erected 2019 by Stichting Heemkunde Tebannet.
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Location. 50° 47.415′ N, 5° 48.65′ E. Marker is in Banholt, Limburg, in Eijsden-Margraten. Memorial is on Bredeweg, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Bredeweg 5, Banholt, Limburg 6262 NX, Netherlands. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Daniel Pearson, Jr. Memorial (here, next to this marker); Vliegtuigcrash Hoogcruts / Plane Crash at Hoogcruts (approx. 2.2 kilometers away); 30th Infantry Division (“Old Hickory”) Memorial (approx. 2.5 kilometers away); St. Geertruid Liberation Memorial (approx. 3.3 kilometers away); Dr. Jefferson Wiggins (1925-2013) (approx. 3.4 kilometers away); De Afro-amerikaanse Doodgravers van Margraten / The African-American gravediggers of Margraten (approx. 3.4 kilometers away); Welcome to Holland (approx. 4.8 kilometers away); Het Eerste Bevrijde Cafe / The First Liberated Cafe (approx. 6.4 kilometers away).
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 28, 2023
2. Banholt Liberation Memorial - wide view
The marker is mounted to a stone monument, situated next to a marker for Daniel Pearson, Jr.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 28, 2023
3. Banholt Liberation Memorial - wider view, looking west on Bredeweg
Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 70 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 31, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
