CPT Charles Peal
Details:
By the side of the road overlooking the railroad tracks. Marker Stone slab supporting a vertical boulder with black plaque and yellow lettering.
Monument Text:
english translation:
Returning from a mission with nothing more than close-quarter weapons, Captain Peal saw a German weapon train below him and decided to dive in order to attack it. Brought down by the Germans, his P-47 crashed 30 meters from here.
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
78th Fighter Group
83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group
8th Air Force
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII
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