Posted on Apr 29, 2016
Memorial set for 25 WWII US soldiers lost in Italian lake
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ALBANY, N.Y. — A trio of U.S. Army veterans has teamed up to establish a memorial in Italy to the 25 American soldiers who drowned in an Alpine lake when their amphibious vehicle sank during World War II.
The marble monument is being dedicated in the northern Italian village of Torbole on Saturday, the 71st anniversary of the sinking of the vehicle known as a DUKW (pronounced duck). The dead included 24 soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division and a 25th soldier from another unit.
The vehicle sank on the night of April 30, 1945, after a storm blew up while they were crossing Lake Garda during the last days of fighting in Europe. Their bodies were never recovered. A 26th soldier survived the sinking. Army officials later determined the DUKW was overloaded.
The monument bears the names of the 25 soldiers, along with the insignia of the 10th Mountain Division, based in northern New York since the mid-1980s.
The marble monument is being dedicated in the northern Italian village of Torbole on Saturday, the 71st anniversary of the sinking of the vehicle known as a DUKW (pronounced duck). The dead included 24 soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division and a 25th soldier from another unit.
The vehicle sank on the night of April 30, 1945, after a storm blew up while they were crossing Lake Garda during the last days of fighting in Europe. Their bodies were never recovered. A 26th soldier survived the sinking. Army officials later determined the DUKW was overloaded.
The monument bears the names of the 25 soldiers, along with the insignia of the 10th Mountain Division, based in northern New York since the mid-1980s.
Memorial set for 25 WWII US soldiers lost in Italian lake
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We should always remember and honor the Americans that have paid the ultimate price for our freedom. This is such a wonderful way to honor these Soldiers.
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They should send a picture to the families, if any are remaining.
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I'm from Gloucester Mass. and have seen this type of thing all too often in modern times, lost many friends to the Sea...."They that go down to the sea in ships" The Gloucester Fisherman. glad they are memorializing them. All lost at sea deserve a memorial. I assisted in the making of a memorial banner listing all Gloucester Fishermen lost at sea back in 1978....it hangs in City Hall
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