1Lt John Leavitt Carter Memorial
Details:
On the south side of the road.
The memorial is comprised of (1) a metal monument in the shape of an airplane tail, (2) a low, hewn, brick wall, and (3) a short stone obelisk. All are bearing memorial plaques that are written in French. The plaque for 1Lt Carter is affixed to the airplane tail. There is also an info sign nearby that tells the story of 1Lt Carter’s crash.
Source of photos: BONNET / www.aerosteles.net
Monument Text:
396TH FS
"THUNDER BUMS"
À LA MÉMOIRE
DU 1ER LIEUTENANT JOHN LEAVITT CARTER
TUE ICI LORS DU CRASH DE SON P-47
"MISS SECOND FROND" N°42-76325 C2-X
LE 2 JUILLET 1944
POUR NOTRE LIBERTÉ
English translation:
396TH FS
"THUNDER BUMS"
IN MEMORY
OF 1ST LIEUTENANT JOHN LEAVITT CARTER
KILLED HERE IN THE CRASH OF HIS P-47
"MISS SECOND FROND" #42-76325 C2-X
ON JULY 2, 1944
FOR OUR FREEDOM
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
368th Fighter Group
9th Air Force
US Army Air Corps
Wars:
WWII
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