Airfield A-21 -Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer Airfield
Details:
By the side of the road, on a grass clearing.
A large boulder with a plaque commemorating the airfield.
Monument Text:
ADVANCED LANDING GROUND E1 A 21 C OPERATIONAL JUNE 08, 1944 BUILT BY 834 AIR ENGINEER BATTALION IX ENGINEER COMMAND IX US AIR FORCE USED BY IX A.F. SERVICE COMMAND EN MEMOIRE DE CEUX QUI ONT DONNE LEUR VIE POUR LA LIBERTE CORNILLE.HAVARD
FONDEUR A VILLEDIEU English
translation: EN MEMOIRE DE CEUX QUI ONT DONNE LEUR VIE POUR LA LIBERTE SAINT LAURENT SUR MER 1994 CORNILLE.HAVARD FONDEUR A VILLEDIEU = In memory of those who gave their lives for freedom Saint
Laurent sur Mer, 1944 CORNILLE.HAVARD FOUNDER IN VILLEDIEU