Naval Aviator Monument
Details:
On the grounds of the former NAS Moutchic Lacanau.
An obelisk about 3 meters high surrounded by 4 granite blocks with wrought iron anchors at each corner linked with an iron chain. The name of nine US Naval aviators are commemorated on the monument. The text is engraved into the obelisk, and the names are also reproduced on a plastic plaque on the base.
Monument Text:
(Plaque on the rectangular prism of the monument)
Lloyd Arthur
Perry Ensign
USNRF Wisconsin
1895-1918
Waldemar Edward
Crosscup Ensign
USNRF MassACHUSETTS
1895-1918
Delozier Davidson
Ensign USNRF NEW JERSEY
1893-1918
Claude Albert Baker
Seaman 2E USN MARYLAND
1898-1918
Charles Edward
Kruger ELECTRICIAN
E3 USN MARYLAND
1898-1918
Everett GERRISH
Philbrick ELECTRICIAN
2E USN Massachusetts
1896-1918
Lester Achen
Barnett QUARTERMASTER
2E A USN TENNESSEE
1893-1918
Dale Vern Campbell
QUARTERMASTER USN OREGON
1895-1918
Charles Braunworth
Seaman USN New York
1893-1918
(Plaque below)
DEDICATED BY THE
OFFICERS AND MEN
OF
U.S NAVAL AIR STATION
MOUTCHIC-LACANAU
TO THE
MEMORY OF THOSE
OF THEIR NUMBER
WHO HERE GAVE
UP THEIR LIVES FOR
THEIR COUNTRY
FOR HUMANITY
(Adjacent plaque)
Ce monument a été consacré
par les officiers et les hommes
de l'US Naval Air Station le Moutchic à la mémoire
du nombre de ceux qui ont perdu leur vie ici pour
leur Pays & l'Humanité.
Il a été rénové en 2017 à l'occasion du
Mémorial Day
l' US Naval Air Station le Moutchic
a été établie sur cet espace de juin 1917
à novembre 1918 par l'United State Navy.
Neuf pilotes et marins
dont les noms sont portés sur cette stèle , érigée en 1919,
ont trouvé la mort à l'apprentissage en vol
ou au cours de leur mission au sol
Trois pilotes ayant séjourné au Moutchic
ont donné leur vie au combat
dans l'Océan Atlantique et en Mer du Nord
Curtis READ Ensign
USFNR 1895 -1918
Kenneth MACLEISH Ensign
USFNR 1894-1918
Albert Dillon STURTEVANT Ensign
USFNR 1894 - 1918
Commémoration du centième anniversaire de la création
de l'US Naval Air Station le Moutchic
English translation:
This monument was dedicated
by officers and men
of the US Naval Air Station le Moutchic in memory
of the number of those who lost their lives here for
their Country & Humanity.
It was renovated in 2017 for the
Memorial Day
the US Naval Air Station le Moutchic
was established on this space from June 1917
to November 1918 by the United State Navy.
Nine pilots and sailors
whose names are carried on this stele, erected in 1919,
died in flight learning
or during their ground mission
Three pilots who stayed at the Moutchic
gave their lives in combat
in the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea
Curtis READ Ensign
USFNR 1895 -1918
Kenneth MACLEISH Ensign
USFNR 1894-1918
Albert Dillon STURTEVANT Ensign
USFNR 1894 - 1918
Commemoration of the 100th anniversary of creation
of the US Naval Air Station le Moutchic
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
Aviation Naval HQs Paris
NAS Moutchic-Lacanau
NAS Pauillac
Naval Aviation
United States Navy
Wars:
WWI
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