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TSgt Edwin G. Insley

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Details:

Along the cemetery path that leads from the Rue de Lamballe, next to the town monument for the June 1940 bombings. The latter is a stone pillar in the middle of a patch of grass. Very noticeable.


Monument
A black plaque to the side of the June 1940 memorial. The plaque is supported by a stand and commemorates TSgt Insley's sacrifice.

Monument Text:

Left column:

 

IN MEMORY OF

EDWIN G. INSLEY

MARYLAND U.S.A.

T. SGT ARMY AIR FORCES

WORLD WAR II AM & 60 LC

JAN 19, 1919 - JULY 5, 1944

 

"The plane sustained a direct

hit by flak and crashed and burned

north of Dreux in a forest."

 

 

Right column:

 

EN MEMOIRE DE

EDWIN G INSLEY

MARYLAND ETATS-UNIS

SERGENT AIR FORCES ARMEE

SECONDE GUERRE MONDIALE

19 Janvier 1919 - 5 Juillet 1944

 

"L'avion a essuyé feu de la D.C.A.

s'est écrase et a brûlé

dans line forêt, au nord de Dreux..."

 

 

Bottom Center:


PLACED APRIL 17, 1982 BY FAMILY MEMBERS

Commemorates:

People:

Edwin G. Insley

Units:

575th Bomber Squadron, 391st Bomb Group, Medium

United States Air Force

Wars:

WWII

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