1st Lt Lonnie W. Hammond Jr and 2nd Lt William D. Rees
Details:
At the base of the town's war memorial on Rue Lucheux.
Plaque
At the base of the town's war memorial, a small grey plaque with gold lettering commemorating Lts Hammond and Rees who crashed in the area during WWII.
Monument Text:
"A LA MEMOIRE DES LIEUTENANTS AVIATEURS AMERICAINS
LONNIE HAMMOND, JR.ET WILLIAM D. REES,
TOMBES A HUMBERCOURT LE 3 MARS 1944, AU COURS
D'UNE MISSION DE PARACHUTAGE DE MATERIEL AU MAQUIS."
English translation:
"IN MEMORY OF THE AMERICAN AVIATOR LIEUTENANTS
LONNIE HAMMOND, JR.AND WILLIAM D. REES,
KILLED AT HUMBERCOURT ON MARCH 3, 1944, DURING A
A MISSION TO DROP SUPPLIES TO THE MAQUIS."
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
36th Bomb Squadron, 482nd Bomb Group, Heavy
8th Air Force
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII
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