COL Thomas Christian Monument - 361st Fighter Group
Details:
To the immediate left of the town's monument aux morts.
Monument
A stone memorial inlaid with marble plaques. The left plaque has the insignia of the 8th Air Force, the 9th Air Force, and the US Army Air Force.
Monument Text:
le 12 Août 1944 un chasseur
MUSTANG P. 51 de la 8ème U.S.A. AIR FORCE
s'escrasait au cours d'une attaque
sur la gare de BOISLEUX AU MONT
A la mémoire du
Group Commander 361ème Fighter Group
Colonel THOMAS J.J. CHRISTIAN Jr. 28 ans
et a tous les membres de l'U.S.A.A.F
tombés dans notre région (1942-44)
A NOUS LE SOUVENIR A EUX L'IMMORTALITE
S.F ARRAS ENV.
7 MAI 1994 L.W.
English translation:
on August 12, 1944, a fighter
MUSTANG P. 51 of the 8th U.S.A. AIR FORCE
crashed during an attack
on the station of BOISLEUX AU MONT
In memory of
Group Commander 361st Fighter Group
Colonel THOMAS J.J. CHRISTIAN Jr. 28 years old
and to all members of the U.S.A.A.F.
who fell in our area (1942-44)
WITH US THEIR MEMORY IS IMMORTAL
S.F ARRAS ENV.
MAY 7, 1994 L.W.
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
361st Fighter Group
8th Air Force
9th Air Force
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII