Lt Eugene Baker Crash Site Marker -370th Fighter Group
Details:
Affixed next to the park gate, by the "Bel Air'' sign.
A black plaque with gold lettering and a picture of Lt Eugene Baker honoring his crash in the area while flying with the 401st Fighter Squadron of the 370th Fighter Group, 9th US Air Force on a ground support mission in the Falaise-Argentan area, France.
Monument Text:
9th AF
En Mémoire du
1st Lt Eugène R. BAKER
tué en ces lieux, lors d'une mission de
Bombardement le 13 Août 1944.
370th FG 401st FS
English translation:
9th AF
In Memory of
1st Lt Eugene R. BAKER
killed in this area, during a bombing mission
on August 13, 1944.
370th FG 401st FS
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
401st Fighter Squadron, 370th Fighter Group
9th Air Force
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII
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