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2nd Lt Kenneth Hindersinn

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Details:

In a gravel plot just off of the intersection of the D69 and D126. Commemorative Object A glass structure containing the engine of Lt Hindersinn's plane and a small plaque affixed to the glass, not to be confused with the stone monument next to it.

Monument Text:

USAAF P-47D-6 RE SN 42-74652 78 FG
Moteur du P-47 du 2lt Kenneth Hindersinn abattu le 5 Janvier 1944 a Gourbesville [sic] etrouve au lieu dit les Mesmonts.
Le 14 Septembre 2010 a Gourbesville.
 
english translation:

P-47 N 42-74652 78th FG USAAF
2nd Lt Kenneth Hindersinn's P-47 engine, shot down on January 5th 1944 over Gourbesville and found at Les Mesmonts.
September 14th 2000 at Gourbesville.

Commemorates:

People:

Kenneth Hindersinn

Units:

83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group

8th Air Force

United States Air Force

Wars:

WWII

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