1st Lt Burleigh E. Curtis
Details:
South of the D924's roundabout over the railroad tracks on the east side of the D20.
Marker
A circular hedge framing a boulder bearing a black plaque with gold lettering commemorating Lt Curtis who crashed in the area during WWII.
Monument Text:
1st Lieutenant
Burleigh Edward CURTIS
PILOTE U-S-A-A-F
G 362nd | O-74531 Sq 377th |
Mort pour la liberté
le 13.6.1944 ŕ 21H25 en
bombardant ce pont ŕ bord
de son
P-47 Thunderbolt
English translation:
1st Lieutenant
Burleigh Edward CURTIS
PILOT U-S-A-A-F
G 362nd | O-74531 Sq 377th |
He died for liberty
on 13.6.1944 at 9:25 p.m.
while bombing this bridge
with his
P-47 Thunderbolt
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
377th Fighter Squadron, 362nd Fighter Group
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII
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