LTC Peter Dewey Plaque
Details:
On the front side of the monument du mort, the plaque is the third plaque from the top. Plaque The plaque remembers LTC Peter Dewey who was mistaken as a French officer and was killed by Viet Minh troops while working for the US Office of Strategic Services shortly after World War II ended.
Monument Text:
HOMMAGE A
PETER DEWEY
Colonel de l'Armee
Americaine
Mort au champ d'honneur
en Indochine Francaise
English translation:
Tribute to Peter Dewey Colonel U.S. Army
Who died on the battlefield in French Indochina
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
Office of Strategic Services (OSS)
OSS
United States Army
Wars:
Vietnam War
WWII
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