2nd Lt Bernard B. Jacobs
Details:
On Mr. Mahe's property next to overgrown disused railroad tracks on the east side of the road.
Monument
A small weather-beaten stone pillar bearing a white plaque with an inscription commemorating Lt Jacobs who died in the area during WWII.
Monument Text:
LIEUTENANT
Bernard B. JACOBS
MORT POUR LA LIBERTE
A L'AGE DE 21 ANS
LE 6 JUILLET 1944
English translation:
LIEUTENANT
Bernard B. JACOBS
DIED FOR FREEDOM
AT THE AGE OF 21
ON JULY 6, 1944
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
430th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 474th Fighter-Bomber Group
9th Tactical Air Command
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII