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1st Lt Richard W. Montell Jr. and 2nd Lt Max K. Graham

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Details:

Right next to the town church, on and beside the town's war memorial.

Monument
A vertical gray stone slab bearing a black plaque with white lettering commemorating Lt Montell and Graham who crashed in the area during WWII. There is also a white plaque with gold lettering on the town's war memorial doing the same.

Monument Text:

Monument:

 

IN MEMORY

 

1st Lt Richard W. MONTELL Jr.

8 AF 339th FG 504th FS

KIA June 15, 1944

 

P-51 Mustang

 

 

2nd Lt Max K. GRAHAM

9 AF 353th FG 350th FS

KIA August 13, 1944

 

P-47 Thunderbolt

 

Died in Saint Germain des Grois

for our freedom

 

                                                 vendredi 13 août 2010

 

English translation:

vendredi 13 août 2010 = Friday 13 August 2010

 

 

Plaque:

 

LT R.W. MONTELL

PILOTE DE L'US AIR FORCE

ABATTU EN COMBATTANT

AU LIEU DIT "MALVOISINE"

LE 15 JUIN 1944

______________

 

LT MAX K. GRAHAM

PILOTE DE L'US AIR FORCE

ABATTU EN COMBATTANT

AU LIEU DIT LES COCHILLIERES

LE 13 AOUT 1944

______________

 

MORTS POUR LA

LIBERTE

 

 

English translation:

 

Lt R.W. Montell

USAAF pilot shot down while fighting over Malvoisine on June 15th 1944

Lt Max K. Graham

USAAF pilot shot down while fighting over Cochillieres on August 13th 1944

 

KIA for freedom

 

Commemorates:

People:

Max Kenneth Graham

Richard W., Jr. Montell

Units:

350th Fighter Squadron, 353rd Fighter Group

504th Fighter Squadron

8th Air Force

9th Air Force

United States Air Force

Wars:

WWII

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