USMC Sgt Charles R. Perry Plaque
Details:
Attached on the plinth of the monument.
Plaque
A small rectangular bronze plaque that contains a commemoration message for Sgt Charles R. Perry. The inscription is written in French in raised lettering. On August 1, 1944, seventy-eight US B-17s escorted by P-38s parachuted 899 containers of weapons and ammunition for the Resistance. US Marine Corps Instructor Sergeant Charles R. Perry parachuted to join the Resistance. He was killed when his parachute failed to open.
Source of photos: Jean-Noël Violette / www.aerosteles.net
Monument Text:
A LA MÉMOIRE DU
SERGENT AMÉRICAIN CR PERRY
TOMBÉ AU CHAMP D' HONNEUR
LORS DU PARACHUTAGE
English translation:
IN MEMORY OF
AMERICAN SERGEANT CR PERRY
FALLEN IN THE FIELD OF HONOR
DURING THE PARACHUTE DROP
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
388th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
French Resistance
Office of Strategic Services (OSS)
OSS
OSS- French Operational Group
Resistance
United States Marine Corps
Wars:
WWII
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