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Periers honors American soldiers with 90th Division monument
In Periers France World War II veterans and families unveiled a bronze statue honoring four U S soldiers from the 90th Infantry Division who died freeing the town in 1944 The life size group features medics and tank crewmen among the four figures and marks the loss of about 1140 soldiers from the division during the push to liberate Periers.
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