1st Lt Jay V. Thomson
Details:
At the intersection of the D655 and the Rue de la Mairie by the side of the road.
A tall stone pillar commemorating the village inhabitants who died in WWI and bearing a black plaque at the bottom commemorating Lt Thomson.The monument is supported by a stone rectangle. A shell lies upright nearby.
Monument Text:
En memoire du
1st Lt Jay V. Thomson
Tue en combat aerien sur cette commune
Le 14 juillet 1944
|
358th FG |
|
365th FS |
English translation:
In memory of
1st Lt Jay V. Thomson
Killed in aerial combat over this community
On July 14th 1944
358th FG 365th FS
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
365th Figther Squadron, 358th Fighter Group
9th Air Force
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII