Sillegny, France Memorial to
Company A, 17th Tank Battalion, 7th Armored Division
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Memorial to the 17th Tank Battalion
Company A
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On September 17, 2017, a new memorial was dedicated in ceremonies at Sillegny, France, as a memorial to the men of the U. S. 7th Armored Division's 17th Tank Battalion's Company A, who fought in the town and its immediate vicinity in September 1944. The offficial ribbon cutting was by Roger Hubley, son of veteran Dale Hubley (Company A, 38th Armored Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division) who was wounded in combat at Sillegny 20 Sep 1944. Roger and his wife Melody were hosted by Jean-Marc Tabard, president of the Sillegny and the Lucky Seventh organization, the group that built and erected the memorial. This web page contains information about those ceremonies.

Contents
  • Ceremony Photos
  • Photos Related to Ceremonies
  • Building & Erecting the Memorial

  • Ceremony Photos
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    Sillegny Photo
    1 - Roger Hubley Cuts the Ribbon
    Sillegny Photo
    2 - Translator Nancy Rial, Jean-Marc, Roger
    Sillegny Photo
    3 - Nancy, Jean-Marc, Roger
    Sillegny Photo
    4 - Lucky Seventh Re-enactors
    Sillegny Photo
    5 - Lucky Seventh Re-enactors

    Photos Related to Ceremonies
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    Sillegny Photo
    1 - Roger Hubley at bunker where medics set up aid station and may have treated his wounded father in 1944
    Sillegny Photo
    2 - Maquettes on Display
    Sillegny Photo
    3 - Maquettes on Display

    Building and Erecting the Memorial
    Here are three of the 19 photos of the construction and erection of the memorial. Click here for the PDF file of all 19 photos.
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    Sillegny Photo
    1 - Julian Thomas
    Sillegny Photo
    2 - Noel Tabard (father of Jean-Marc)
    Sillegny Photo
    3 - Noel and Jean-Marc Tabard



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