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CPT Charles Peal

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Details:

By the side of the road overlooking the railroad tracks. Marker Stone slab supporting a vertical boulder with black plaque and yellow lettering.

Monument Text:

english translation:
Returning from a mission with nothing more than close-quarter weapons, Captain Peal saw a German weapon train below him and decided to dive in order to attack it. Brought down by the Germans, his P-47 crashed 30 meters from here.

Commemorates:

People:

Charles Peal

Units:

78th Fighter Group

83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group

8th Air Force

United States Air Force

Wars:

WWII

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