1Lt Robert A. Booth Monument
Details:
The stele is on the right after crossing an old stone bridge over "La Combeauté". It is highly visible.
Monument
A standing stone monument in the shape of a trapezoidal prism. The monument is inscribed in French and English in colored lettering. The insignia of the 9th Air Force is engraved and painted on the top of the monument while the photo etched on the monument is of 1Lt Booth’s.
1st Lt Booth's mission was to resupply his Infantry comrades who were surrounded by the enemy at Biffontaine (Vosges), the famous "Lost Battalion". That day, the 405th FS was the only unit available, and the pilot knew little about this mission, dubbed the "Green Flight", except that he was to drop supplies and provisions for the survival of this U.S. battalion.
The stele is not erected at the point of impact, which is in the forest.
Monument Text:
A LA MÉMOIRE
DU 1er Lt. Robert A. BOOTH
9th Air Force
405th Fighter Squadron
371st Fighter Group
TOMBÉ AU CHAMP D'HONNEUR
AUX COMMANDER DE
SON AVION THUNDERBOLT
LE 27 OCTOBRE 1944
N' OUBLION PAS
☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
IN MEMORY
OF 1st Lt Robert A. BOOTH
9th Air Force
405th Fighter Squadron
371st Fighter Group
WHOSE THUNDERBOLD[sic]
CRASH AT THE SITE
OCTOBER THE 27th 1944
LEST WE FORGET
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
371st Fighter Group
405th Fighter Squadron, 371st Fighter Group
9th Air Force
US Army Air Corps
Wars:
WWII
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