William & Wallace
One defended the village on the ground, the other tried to resupply it from the sky. A nineteen-year-old infantryman and a twenty-four-year-old pilot, fallen one day apart, for the same corner of the Ardennes. Marcouray owes them a monument — it will be erected thanks to you.
William R. Wales,
who came from the sky for the 400
A Captain and C-47 pilot, William took to the air to drop supplies to the encircled men. His aircraft was shot down by flak over La Roche, the day after Wallace's death. He was twenty-four. He knew none of the 400 — he gave his life for them.
Wallace Siarkowski,
the youngest of the 400
A PFC in Task Force Hogan, Wallace fell at Marcouray on the very day the encirclement closed. He was nineteen. His name is the first the village carved into its memory.
A monument at Marcouray,
erected by you.
Friends of history and defenders of the duty of remembrance — we appeal to your generosity to erect a monument in memory of Cpt. Wales and PFC Siarkowski, so that their sacrifice is never forgotten.
Every donation counts. Whatever the amount, each contribution brings us closer to our goal.
The monument — first draft
Marcouray will bring them together.