Holland & Bastogne 1944–45
Joe Mann memorial, Best
502nd PIR
GuideHolland & Bastogne 1944–45
AreaHell's Highway — Eindhoven to Uden
Type502nd PIR
Time to allow20 min
LocationExact spot known
GPS51.50277, 5.41921
The story
Pvt. Joe Mann of the 502nd threw himself on a grenade at the Best bridge fight on 19 September; Medal of Honor. The pelican memorial stands in the woods where the 502nd fought.
What to look for
Ten minutes from the Wings of Liberation museum.
Nearby sites
- Wings of Liberation Museum, Best · 2 km
- Drop Zone B — Sonse Heide · 5 km
- Son bridge & 101st Airborne memorial · 5 km
- Airborne Memorial, Eindhoven (Woensel) · 6 km
- Sint-Oedenrode · 7 km
- Eindhoven — 18 Septemberplein · 8 km
All 48 sites in Holland & Bastogne 1944–45 →
Easy Company: Holland & Bastogne
A free field guide for your phone: the route, the maps and the stories built in, even with no signal. The places of Operation Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge, following Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry, 101st Airborne: Hell's Highway, Nijmegen and the Island, the Bois Jacques at Bastogne, the cemeteries of the Ardennes and Haguenau in Alsace.
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