4th Us Infantry Division In Tiverton
A Memory of Tiverton.
I live in Tiverton but only recently discovered that our town hosted the US 4th Infantry Division in the later stages of the 2nd World War. I have been helping the veterans of this Division (The Ivy Division) with plans to restore and replant a memorial stone and memorial tree in our Peoples Park. This prompted me to find out more about their stay and I learned that their Regimental Command Post was sited at Colliepriest House in January 1944 while the troops prepared for combat in the Normandy landings that year.
The troops moved on to the South Devon coast and embarked for the Utah beaches on D-Day in June 1944 but left behind a legacy in Tiverton in the memories of local residents for their friendly behaviour during their long stay in our town. These have been documented in the archives held at our Museum of Mid-Devon Life here in Tiverton.
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John
It’s wonderful to know you have personal memories of this aspect of Tiverton history. I spent a lot of time liaising with the US Army veterans and the Tiverton Town Council to create the new memorial in Peoples Park. My research papers are held in the town museum and I know the curator would be delighted to share this information with you and to add your own contributions. I no longer live in the town but I have looked up the contact details you need which are as follows below. Do get in touch with them please.
John Norfolk
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