EPINAL
Seventh Army Commander General Patch at the 15th Regiment command post in Epinal. Facing the camera to Patch's right is Col. Hallet D. Edson, commander of the 15th Regiment. Field reports from th 163rd SPC indicate that this occurred on October 18, 1944 during a rainy day medal ceremony were Gen. Patch awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor, Silver Stars and unit citations. Epinal is the location of the 48-acre Epinal American Cemetery Battle Monument where 5,250 American dead including four Medal of Honor recipients lie.
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