Memorial to the Brave Men of the 63rd Infantry Division
On 28 May 1978, members of the 63rd Infantry Division Association dedicated a memorial in The Freedoms Foundation Park at Valley Forge, Pa. to honor all of the brave men who served with the Division in World War II.
George Cahill, D Company 253rd Infantry (now deceased) worked closely with the Freedoms Foundation to select the site and design the memorial.
Pictured below is George Cahill, dressed in the uniform of an American Revolutionary Soldier, standing beside the Division memorial.
The inscription on the memorial reads as follows:
63rd Infantry Division "Blood and Fire"
To Honor all the brave men who served gallantly with the Division during World War II. Activated 15 June 1943 as an instrument to accomplish the vow of Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt at their Casablanca Conference to make our enemies "Bleed and Burn in expiation of their crimes against humanity". Participated in the Ardennes-Alsace, the Rhineland and the Central Europe Campaigns. Deactivated 29 September 1945. Dedicated 28 May 1978 by the 63rd Infantry Division Association.
63rd Infantry Division Veterans visit the Division Memorial at Freedom Foundation Park- 2000
Another view of the 63rd Infantry Division Memorial, Freedom Foundation Park.2000 |
