LT Holden
Details:
To the right of the town's war memorial, as you are facing the church.
Monument
A dark granite plaque mounted on a lighter granite base with French text in gold leaf and showing the unit insignia.
Monument Text:
En hommage au pilote américain
2nd Lt Robert E. HOLDEN (1917-1944)
474th Ftr./Gr. 9è Air Force
430th Fighter / Squadron (K6)
Lightning - P 38 J 10 - no 42-67663
Mort à Saint-Quen-sur-Iton, pour notre liberté,
le 1er aoùt 1944 à 30h30 au lieu dit "La Nourrie"
école Léonard de Vinci et Maire de SAINT-OUEN-SUR-ITON
English translation:
In honor of the American pilot 2nd Lieutenant Robert E. Holden (1917-1944)
474th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force, 430th Fighter Squadron (K6)
P-38 J 10 Lightening, serial number 42-67663
the 1st of August 1944 at 8:20 pm in the area known as "La Nourrie"
Leonard da Vinci School and the Town Hall of Saint Ouen sur Iton
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
430th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 474th Fighter-Bomber Group
9th Air Force
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII
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