1Lt Rudolph L. Marko Monument -368th Fighter Group
Details:
On the right-most monument beside the town war memorial.
Monument
A granite stone monument commemorating First Lieutenant Rudolph Marko of the 368th Fighter Group who was Killed in Action on August 1, 1944. The monument was inaugurated on June 9, 2018, and is written in French and English.
On August 1, 1944, First Lieutenant Rudolph L. Marko piloted P-47 Thunderbolt #42-75178 during a mission with the 368th Fighter Group to strafe German vehicles near the former commune of Saint-Sever-Calvados, now part of Noues-de-Sienne. While executing the attack, his aircraft struck trees causing it to explode on impact around 7:15 PM. The crash instantly claimed 1Lt Marko's life.
Source of information: http://francecrashes39-45.net
Source of photos: Philippe Corvé/ www.normandie44lamemoire.com
Monument Text:
THEY GAVE THEIR YOUTH
IN SAINT SEVER SO THAT PEACE
COULD FLOURISH IN EUROPE
368 FG UNITED STATES AIR FORCE 01-08-1944
Lieutenant R. L. MARKO Pilot - 25
MORTS A SAINT-SEVER POUR LA
PAIX EN EUROPE
( DEATHS IN SAINT-SEVER FOR PEACE IN EUROPE )
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
368th Fighter Group
397th Fighter Squadron, 368th Fighter Group
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Operation Cobra
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