Hébécrevon () is a former commune in the

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. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Thèreval.Arrêté préfectoral
2 December 2015

History

Hébécrevon was the site of many battles in July 1944 leading to the Allied victory of the St. Lo campaign in July 1944. It was here that US Army Forward Artillery observer Lt. Henry Victor Crawford, and his jeep driver, Corporal Charles Brown died, just yards from the Hebecrevon Church.

History

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