Col. Virgal E. Sansing Plaque
Details:
Mounted on the wall to the right of the entrance door of the town hall.
A small rectangular plaque featuring a photo and a commemoration message for Col. Sansing. It is printed in French text and below the message are the images of the 8th Air Force and a P-51 Mustang.
Col. Sansing was shot down in June 1944 while flying a P-51 Mustang. After parachuting out of the aircraft, Sansing landed in Puiseux-en-Retz and went into hiding, helped by members of the French Resistance until he returned safely to his base in England. His airplane crashed near Compiegne.
Source of photo: www.aerosteles.net
Monument Text:
En remerciement aux habitants de
Puiseux-en-Retz qui ont protégé de
l'ennemi « Sandy Sansing » quand il a
été forcé de sauter en parachute de son
P-51 MUSTANG qui avait été touché
par la FlaK lors d'une mission d'attaque
d'un train de troupes allemandes le 20
juin 1944.
English translation:
In thanks to the residents of
Puiseux-en-Retz who protected from
the enemy "Sandy Sansing" when he
was forced to parachute from his
P-51 MUSTANG that had been hit
by the FlaK during an attack mission
of a German troop train on the 20th
June 1944.
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
369th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group
8th Air Force
US Army Air Corps
Wars:
WWII
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