WWII Allied aviator deaths in Haute-Marne
Details:
At the entrance to Mussey-sur-Marne on the W side of the N67, at the roundabout.
Monument
A vertical stone monument with gold lettering commemorating RAF and RCAF aviators that died in the area during WWII. There is also a second inscription commemorating all Allied aviators that died in the Haute-Marne department during WWII.
Monument Text:
RCAF/RAF inscription:
Hommage aux 6 aviateurs
de l'escadrille 425
tues a Mussey/
Marne le 15.04.1943
Desroches J. (DFC)
Doucette T. (DFC)
Jones A.
Ledoux G.
Trudeau P.
Vollans D.
08-5-1993
Second inscription:
Aux
112
aviateurs
Allies
morts sur la terre
Haute-Marnaise
1942-1944
English translation:
RAF/RCAF inscription:
In memory of the six aviators of 425 Squadron killed at Mussey-sur-Marne on April 15th 1943
Second inscription:
To the 112 Allied aviators who died in the Haute-Marne area from 1942 to 1944