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