LT Patton plaque
Details:
On the retaining wall in front of the church.
Plaque
A granite plaque with gold text in french, also depicting French and American flags and the 9th Tactical Air Command insignia. LT Patton crashed in the P-38 he was piloting in the area.
Monument Text:
En hommage au
LT Charles A. Patton
1919-1944
Pilote tombé pour notre liberté,
à St Denis d'Orques, le 27 juillet 1944.
English translation:
In homage to
LT Charles A. Patton
1919-1944
Pilot fell for our freedom,
in St Denis d'Orques, July 27, 1944.
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
428th Fighter Squadron, 474th Fighter Group
83rd Infantry Division
9th Air Force
9th Tactical Air Command
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII