2Lt Sam B. Dale, Jr. Plaque
Details:
On the façade of the town hall.
A rectangular black plaque containing a commemoration message that is inscribed in French in gold lettering. On the bottom center of the plaque is the picture of 2Lt Sam B. Dale, Jr. The plaque was inaugurated on November 11, 2018.
2Lt Dale was shot over the town on July 4, 1944. He was hit in the back of the head and died on the spot. His plane, P-47 Thunderbolt #42-75859, crashed in Tourneville. His body fell into a farmer’s field and was brought immediately to the town hall. The town paid for 2Lt Dale’s coffin and was initially buried in the cemetery of Mesnil-Fuguet cemetery.
Source of information: francecrashes39-45.net
Source of photos: www.aerosteles.net
Monument Text:
EN MÉMOIRE DU
2ND LT SAM B. DALE JR
TUÉ EN COMBAT AÉRIEN AU MESNIL-FUGUET
LE 4 JUILLET 1944
56TH FG 63RD FS
English translation:
IN MEMORY OF
2ND LT SAM B. DALE JR
KILLED IN AERIAL COMBAT AT MESNIL-FUGUET
JULY 4, 1944
56TH FG 63RD FS
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
56th Fighter Group
63rd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group
US Army Air Corps
Wars:
WWII
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