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1st Lt Robert Stiles Remembrance - Town War Memorial

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Details:

In the town cemetery of Pournoy-la-Chetive on the war memorial to the town's dead; along the back wall from the gate.

 

Monument
A tall stone calvary with inscriptions at its base commemorating the French town war dead to include the American Aviator  Lt Robert Hewins Stiles who crashed in the area during WWI.

Monument Text:

Robert Stiles Officier-Aviateur Americain
Tombe et mort a Pournoy 1894-1918

English translation: 

Robert Stiles, American Aviation Officer, fell and died at Pournoy, 1894-1918

Commemorates:

People:

Robert Hewins Stiles

Units:

13th Aero Squadron

13th Aero Squadron, 2nd Pursuit Group

United States Air Force

United States Army

Wars:

WWI

Battles:

Saint Mihiel

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