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_________________________________________________________________ Geen Memorial Center. MARGRATEN, Nu digitale informatie uitbreiden Er komt geen Memorial Center bij de Amerikaanse begraafplaats in Margraten. De stichting die daar jarenlang naar streefde, gaat zich nu vooral richten op het uitbreiden van de digitale informatie over de begraafplaats. Dat zegt burgemeester Dieudonné Akkermans van de gemeente Eijsden-Margraten en bestuurslid van de Stichting Memorial Center Akkers van Margraten. „Wij zoeken niet meer naar de mogelijkheid om een gebouw bij de begraafplaats neer te zetten. Dat komt er alleen als de Amerikanen dat willen. Maar die kiezen in Europa voor de lijn van ingetogen en respectvolle begraafplaatsen.” De Stichting Memorial Center werd in 2007 opgericht met het doel te komen tot een museum annex informatiecentrum in de nabijheid van de Amerikaanse begraafplaats aan de Rijksweg in Margraten.
No Memorial Center. MARGRATEN, Now expand the digital information. There will be no Memorial Center build at the American Cemetery in Margraten. The foundation established there for years strove, will now focus on expanding the digital information about the cemetery. Dieudonne says mayor of the municipality Akkermans Eijsden-Margraten Memorial Center Foundation board member of the Fields of Margraten. "We are no longer the possibility of a building at the cemetery to put down. That's only if the Americans want. But that choice in Europe for the line of demure and respectful burial. "The Center Memorial Foundation was founded in 2007 with the aim of creating a museum cum-information center near the American Cemetery in Margraten.
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My visit to Barby, Germany. Sunday October 30th I returned from a 2 day’s visit to the City of Barby in Germany, Barby is located near the Elbe river approximately 100 miles South/West from Berlin. On April, 12th 1945 Five soldiers of the Recon-Company and one of the A-Company, 643rd Tank Destroyer battalion got KIA near that City. Sgt.William T. Ropple Jr. Sgt. Michael DeFebio Pfc. Boloslaw Korona Pfc. Thomas Ryan 1Lt. Burl L. Sloan And from A-Co, Tec5 Wilson W. Carpenter
After a lot of investigation I found the exact spot where five soldiers from the Recon-Company got KIA (about 100 Meters West from the town border) On Saturday October 29th I placed some flowers on that spot to remember this terrible tragedy. I Especially made this trip to see with my own eyes where this tragedy took place but first of all to commemorate my adoption Soldier Michael DeFebio, after receiving and replying several e-mails with Bill Durette he asked me to this also to remember Sgt. William T. Ropple from Charlestown, MA
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Sgt. Michael DeFebio
My Adopted grave, Margraten (NL)
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Tec5. Gerard K. Duncan
My Adopted grave, Henri-Chapelle (B)
Gerard K. Duncan and Michael DeFebio both came from Providence, RI. and served in the same Tank Destroyer Battalion during WW2. I already found several family-members of Michael but Gerard's family-members I'm still looking for..... So any info is welcome.
643rd Tank Destroyer Battalion
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My adopted Grave British War Cemetery Brunssum
Pvt. H.H. Roy Allam 14753122 Wiltshire Regiment, 5th Battalion
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