2nd Lt Ralph Bruce
Details:
On the west side of the road.
Marker
A small stone boulder with a weathered plaque commemorating Lt Bruce who was shot down in the area during WWII.
Monument Text:
Ici
le 03 septembre 1943
le Lieutenant Americain Ralph Bruce
pilote du bombardier B-17
abattu par la chasse Allemande
a ete receuilli par la Résistance Locale
et rapatrie en Angleterre.
Trilbardou le 2 Septembre 1995
English translation:
Here
on September 3rd 1943
U.S. B-17 pilot Lt Ralph Bruce
was shot down by German fighters
and rescued by local Resistance members
that helped him escape to England
Trilbardou September 2nd 1995
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
407th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group
8th Air Force
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII