1LT Lonnie W. Hammond Jr and 2LT William D. Rees -482nd Bomber Group
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At the base of the town's war memorial on Rue Lucheux.
At the base of the town's war memorial, a small grey plaque with gold lettering commemorating Lts Hammond and Rees of the 36th Bomb Squadron, 482nd Bomb Group, Heavy who crashed in the area during WWII while supporting an "Operation Carpetbagger" mission to support the French Resistance.
Monument Text:
"A LA MEMOIRE DES LIEUTENANTS AVIATEURS AMERICAINS
LONNIE HAMMOND, JR.ET WILLIAM D. REES,
TOMBES A HUMBERCOURT LE 3 MARS 1944, AU COURS
D'UNE MISSION DE PARACHUTAGE DE MATERIEL AU MAQUIS."
English translation:
"IN MEMORY OF THE AMERICAN AVIATOR LIEUTENANTS
LONNIE HAMMOND, JR.AND WILLIAM D. REES,
KILLED AT HUMBERCOURT ON MARCH 3, 1944, DURING A
A MISSION TO DROP SUPPLIES TO THE MAQUIS."
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
36th Bomb Squadron, 482nd Bomb Group, Heavy
482nd Bomber Group, Heavy
8th Air Force
French Resistance
Resistance
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Operation Carpetbagger
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