1st Lt Jay V. Thomson Plaque -358th Fighter Group
Details:
At the intersection of the D655 and the Rue de la Mairie by the side of the road.
MonumentA tall stone pillar commemorating the village inhabitants who died in WWI and bearing a black plaque at the bottom commemorating Lt Jay Thomson os the 365th Fighter Squadron, 358th Fighter Group, who crashed here on July 14th, 1944.
The monument is supported by a stone rectangle. A shell lies upright nearby.
Monument Text:
En memoire du
1st Lt Jay V. Thomson
Tue en combat aerien sur cette commune
Le 14 juillet 1944
|
358th FG |
|
365th FS |
English translation:
In memory of
1st Lt Jay V. Thomson
Killed in aerial combat over this community
On July 14th 1944
358th FG 365th FS
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
358th Fighter Group
365th Figther Squadron, 358th Fighter Group
9th Air Force
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII