1st Lt Ward A. Kuentzel
Details:
On the roadside of the D806 in town.
Monument
A weather-beaten boulder flanked by two flagpoles bearing a grey plaque inscribed with a commemorating to Lt Kuentzel.
Monument Text:
1ST LIEUTENANT
WARD A. KUENTZEL
PILOTE USAAF
G 479 |
SQ 434 |
O-730534 |
MORT POUR NOTRE LIBERTE
LE 19 JUIN 1944
AUX COMMANDES DE SON P-38 LIGHTNING
English translation:
1ST LIEUTENANT
WARD A. KUENTZEL
USAAF PILOT
G 479 |
SQ 434 |
O-730534 |
DIED FOR OUR FREEDOM
ON JUNE 19, 1944
AT THE CONTROLS OF HIS P-38 LIGHTNING
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
434th Fighter Squadron, 479th Fighter Group
8th Air Force
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII
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