Lt William T. Russell
Details:
Off the D732 on the col Jerome Cavalli.
A rectangular stone monument set on a stone slab with a color panel and small plaque commemorating an American fighter pilot.
Monument Text:
En memoire du Lt William T. RUSSELL
pilote au 27 th Fighter Group USAAF
qui a trouve la mort au Col des Limouches,
le 21 Fevrier 1945
sur P-47 Thunderbolt lors d'une mission de guerre.
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Plaque inauguree par Association Rhodadienne
pour le Souvenir Aerien, en Septembre 2006
English translation:
In memory of Lt William T Russell,
pilot in the 27th Fighter Group USAAF,
who was killed on the Col des Limouches
on February 21st 1945
while flying a P-47 Thunderbolt on a war mission.
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Plaque inaugurated by the Rhodadienne Association
for Aerial Commemorations in September 2006
Commemorates:
People:
William Thomas “Billy” Russell
Units:
522nd Fighter Squadron, 27th Fighter Group
9th Air Force
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII
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