My article about our visit to Is-sur-Tille was published in the Naperville Sun - Friday 17 June

 

Every town in France has a monument to the fallen soldiers in both the first and second world wars.

The one in the center of Is-sur-Tille in the Cote d’Or department of Burgundy, France, is unique in that it also includes a list of the 238 U.S. soldiers and workers who died in the hospital at Camp Williams, which was a gigantic supply camp there.

Several years ago, the names of the Americans were so worn that they could not be read, so a new list of the 238 names was recreated for the monument.

Inside the town hall meeting chamber, there is also a memorial to the fallen towns people.

To show their gratitude for the American involvement that helped to end the war, Is-sur-Tille is one of the French towns where the U.S. flag is on permanent display inside the town hall meeting chamber.

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