1st Lt Joseph L. Piche - 405th Fighter Group
Details:
On the eastern roadside of Route de la Lande.
A vertical rectangular stone monument with gold lettering commemorating Lt Joseph Piche of the 509th Fighter Squadron, 405th Fighter Group crashed at this location in P-47 (42-75461) on July 17, 1944.
Monument Text:
IN MEMORY OF
1ST LT JOSEPH L. PICHE
PILOT OF
P-47D 42-75461
G9
509TH FS / 405TH FG
USAAF
MORT EN CE LIEU
LE 17 JUILLET 1944
English translation:
Mort en ce lieu le 17 Juillet 1944 | = | KIA on this spot On July 17th, 1944 |
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
405th Fighter Group
509th Fighter Squadron, 405th Fighter Group
9th Air Force
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII
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