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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Memorial Cross for 2nd Lieutenant John Charles Eisenhauer

North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Memorial Cross for 2nd Lieutenant John Charles Eisenhauer

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Memorial Cross for 2nd Lieutenant John Charles Eisenhauer

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Location: Hürtgenwald, Kreis Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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October 12, 2021

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As a memorial to the many dead, such memorials or war memorials are still very important today. "Now, Lord, let your servant go in peace, as you said." However, the …

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October 11, 2017

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The remains were found by a worker in the moor. The soldier from New York was buried in Belgium.

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August 8, 2021

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This memorial cross commemorates John Charles Eisenhauer, 2nd Lieutenant in the 9th U.S. Infantry Division. Eisenhauer had been missing since September 27, 1944, but was found working in the forest in the spring of 1948 and then buried in the American military cemetery in Neupré, Belgium.

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Location: Hürtgenwald, Kreis Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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