Cpt Albert Ray McCraw and 2Lt Clarence Edward Carson Monument
Details:
On the east side of the road.
MonumentA tall, polished black-granite stele set on a light gray stone base displays a rectangular plaque commemorating Captain Albert Ray McCraw and Lieutenant Clarence Edward Carson, two American pilots who lost their lives here on November 1, 1944, when their aircraft crashed. The plaque is written in French and was inaugurated on October 31, 2024.
Source of photo: https://les-rives.fr
Monument Text:
En mémoire
des 2 pilotes Américains
Capitaine Mc CRAW Albert Ray
Lieutenant CARSON Clarence Edward
qui ont perdu la vie en ce lieu
le 1er novembre 1944
dans laccident de leurs avions respectifs
English Translation:
In memory
of the 2 American pilots
Captain Albert Ray McCraw
Lieutenant Clarence Edward Carson
who lost their lives at this place
on November 1, 1944
in the crash of their respective aircraft
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
15th Air Force
2nd Fighter Squadron, 52nd Fighter Group
52nd Fighter Group
United States Air Force
United States Army
Wars:
WWII