2Lt Donald E. Burns Monument -86th Fighter Group
Details:
On the south side of the road.
Monument
An upright stone slab monument bearing a rectangular black plaque in the center commemorating 2Lt Donald E. Burns, who died in the area on August 19, 1944. The plaque, inscribed in French and bearing his photograph, was inaugurated on May 8, 2025.
On August 19, 1944, 2nd Lt. Donald E. Burns was killed when his P-47D Thunderbolt was shot down by enemy flak during a reconnaissance mission over Avignon. He had departed from Poretta Airfield in Corsica, and his aircraft crashed near Plan-d'Orgon, southwest of Cavaillon in southern France.
Source of information: http://francecrashes39-45.net
Monument Text:
A LA MEMOIRE DU
2ND LT DONALD E. BURNS
19 AOÛT 1944
86th FIGHTER GROUP
527th FIGHTER SQUADRON
MORT POUR NOTRE LIBERTÉ
A BORD DE SON P47D THUNDERBOLT LE
19 AOÛT 1944
LA FRANCE RECONNAISSANTE
CONSACRÉ LE 8 MAI 2025
IN MEMORIAM
English translation:
IN MEMORY OF
2ND LT DONALD E. BURNS
AUGUST 19, 1944
86th FIGHTER GROUP
527th FIGHTER SQUADRON
DIED FOR OUR FREEDOM
ABOARD HIS P-47D THUNDERBOLT ON
AUGUST 19, 1944
GRATEFUL FRANCE
DEDICATED MAY 8, 2025
IN MEMORY
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
527th Fighter Bomber Squadron
86th Fighter Bomber Group
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Operation Anvil Dragoon
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