1st Lt John R. Bernert
Details:
On the south roadside of the D981 next to a field.
Marker
A vertical stone slab with an inscription commemorating US aviators that crashed in the area during WWII.
Monument Text:
IN MEMORIAM
HERE WHILE PARTICIPATING
IN AERIAL COMBAT
ON THE 4TH OF JULY 1944
LIEUTENANT JOHN BERNERT
US ARMY AIR FORCE
OF STEUBENVILLE, OHIO
DIED SO THAT MEN
MIGHT REMAIN FREE
ICI EST TOMBE
EN COMBAT AERIEN
LE 4 JUILLET 1944
LE LIEUTENANT AVIATEUR
JOHN BERNERT
DE STEUBENVILLE, OHIO
MORT POUR QUE LES
HOMMES RESTENT
LIBRES
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
374th Fighter Squadron, 361st Fighter Group
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII
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