Captain William R. Winters Memorial -50th Fighter Group
Details:
On the edge of Ischwald Woods.
Marker
A bronze plaque mounted on a boulder commemorating Cpt Winters. The plaque includes his photo and awards as well as the commemoration message written in French and English.
Captain William Robert Winters was an American fighter pilot of the 9th Air Force, 50th Fighter Group, 81st Fighter Squadron. His P47 Thunderbolt 42-28406 was shot down by flak between Postroff and Wolfskirchen on 25 November 1944. The plane crashed on the edge of the Wolfskirchen commune, in the field bordering the Ischwald forest.
Source of information and photos: Marc Muller/www.aerosteles.net
Monument Text:
EN MÉMOIRE DU
CAPITAINE WILLIAM ROBERT WINTERS
PILOTE DE CHASSE DES ÉTATS-UNIS D'AMERIQUE
9ÉME ARMÉE DE L'AIR, 50ÉME GROUPE DE COMBAT,
81ÉME ESCADRON DE CHASSE
IL A DONNÉ SA VIE EN CE LIEU LE 25 NOVEMBRE 1944
POUR LA LIBERTÉ, POUR LA FRANCE
IN MEMORY OF
CAPTAIN WILLIAM ROBERT WINTERS
FIGHTER PILOT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
9TH AIR FORCE, 50TH FIGHTER GROUP, 81ST FIGHTER SQUADRON
ON 25 NOVEMBER 1944
IN THIS PLACE
HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR FREEDOM, FOR FRANCE
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
50th Fighter Group
81st Fighter Squadron, 50th Fighter Group
9th Air Force
US Army Air Corps
Wars:
WWII
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