Montebourg, France. MONTEBOURG, France--Led by Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr., deputy commanding general of the 4th Infantry Division in 1944, the Soldiers of 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division assaulted the northern coast of Normandy's Utah Beach, pushing through to Ste. Maire-Eglise, Montebourg and Cherbourg within 23 days. Maj. Gen. Ryan F. Gonsalves, the current commanding general, 4th Inf. Div. joined the Deputy of the Manche Phillipe Gosselin and Mayor Jean-Pierre Mauquest to unveil the placard adorning a wall from the ruined 15th century fortress of St. Marcouf-Les-Gougi
Montebourg, France. MONTEBOURG, France--Led by Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr., deputy commanding general of the 4th Infantry Division in 1944, the Soldiers of 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division assaulted the northern coast of Normandy's Utah Beach, pushing through to Ste. Maire-Eglise, Montebourg and Cherbourg within 23 days. Maj. Gen. Ryan F. Gonsalves, the current commanding general, 4th Inf. Div. joined the Deputy of the Manche Phillipe Gosselin and Mayor Jean-Pierre Mauquest to unveil the placard adorning a wall from the ruined 15th century fortress of St. Marcouf-Les-Gougins, June 3, 2017. The monument was set in the town center in honor of the Army Soldiers of the 4th Inf. Div. who liberated Montebourg June 19, 1944, after 15 days of fighting.
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