On the lawn in front of the building complex, along the pathway to the parking lot.

Marker

A headstone-style stele written in French listing the names of Second Lieutenant Armstrong, Sergeant Assaro, and Sergeant Hill who were killed on July 9, 1944. On the upper part of the stele, there’s a picture of the three servicemen.

On July 9, 1944, A-20 Havoc #43-9889 (409th Bomber Group, 9th Air Force) took off from Station 165 in Little Walden, Essex, England, on a bombing mission to the Rennes region in France. Shot down by flak at 09h59, the plane crashed into La Thébaudière, in the commune of Montgermont. All 3 crew members were killed in this incident.

Source of info: www.aerosteles.net, francecrashes39-45.net 

Source of photos: www.aerosteles.net

A la Mémoire de

Snd Lieutenant

R. ARMSTRONG

Sgt F. ASSARO

Sgt W. HILL

Aviateurs Americains

9 juillet 1944

English translation: 

In Memory of

Second Lieutenant

R. ARMSTRONG

Sgt F. ASSARO

Sgt W. HILL

American Aviators

July 9, 1944