Major Joe Earley Marker - 366th Fighter Group
Details:
On the roadside. Marker
A brass inscribed plaque attached to a gray upright stone.
The memorial remembers Major Joe Earley (Distinguished Flying Cross) of the 389th Fighter Squadron, 366th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force, who was shot down and killed at this location on January 13, 1945 while supporting Battle of the Bulge Operations.
Monument Text:
WE REMEMBER
MAJOR JOE C. EARLEY
IOWA
KILLED IN ACTION, JANUARY 13TH, 1945
IN THE CRASH OF HIS P-47 THUNDERBOLT
BURIED AT THE AMERICAN MILITARY CEMETERY
IN HAMM/LUXEMBOURG
WE DEDICATE THIS MONUMENT
TO THE HEROIC
366TH FIGHTER GROUP
389TH FIGHTER SQUADRON
U.S. 9TH TACTICAL AIR COMMAND
US VETERANS FRIENDS LUXEMBOURG COMMUNE DE GOUVY
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
366th Fighter Group
389th Fighter Squadron, 366th Fighter Group
9th Air Force
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Battle of the Bulge
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