Monument Details

LT Frank Michela Plaque -355th Fighter Group

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Details:

Located in the bottom right corner of the town war memorial.

Plaque
Small black granite plaque with gold lettering in French. The plaque remembers LT Frank Michela of the 358th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Group who died near here in August 1944.

He is also remembered on a nearby memorial where his plane crashed.

Monument Text:

Gloire à notre France immortelle

Gloire à ceux qui sont morts pour elle

Lieutenant aviateur MICHELA 23 ans

tombé en Août 1944

English translation:

Glory to our immortal France

Glory to those who have died for her

Lieutenant aviator MICHELA 23 years old

fallen in August 1944

Commemorates:

People:

Frank Michela

Units:

355th Fighter Group

358th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Group

United States Air Force

Wars:

WWII