McConnell Monument
Details:
On the east side of rue le Petit Droit, 200 meters south of the city limit sign south of the town, right next to a concrete high tension wire pole.
Monument
A shaped fieldstone with a veined, colorful stone plaque honoring Lafayette Escadrille pilot James McConnell (Spelled MAC CONNELL on the monument). French text in gold leaf. McConnell was shot down near this spot in aerial combat.
Monument Text:
The text is written in French and reads:
A la memoire de Sergent pilote James MAC CONNELL de l'Escadrille Lafayette, mort pour la France Mars 1917.
ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
In memory of pilot Sergeant James McConnell of the Lafayette Escadrille,
killed for France, March 1917.
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
Lafayette Escadrille
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWI
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