Memorial Lormeau. 75 names on a monument

 

The memorial pays tribute to Lormeau 75 Americans killed during the fighting for the liberation of Plabennec and Plouvien 8 and 9 August 1944. Located in the countryside, on the road between Plabennec Gouesnou, Lormeau the memorial was initiated by the local veterans and opened in 2009 and is dedicated to the American liberators. Author of several books on the subject, Louis Bothorel, plouviennois a writer, did a great job which allowed to find the names of 75 fallen GI's during those bloody days.

 

Service # 34257047

Private, U.S. Army

69th Tank Battalion, 6th Armored Division

Entered Service From: North Carolina

Date of Death: August 8, 1944

Buried: Plot P Row 3 Grave 11

Brittany American Cemetery