Excellent - engraved letters repainted in 2015. The "Lady Jeannette" crashed in the Bois de Hattonville, Department of the Meuse, France on 9 November, 1944. The two pilots, 1st Lt. Donald J. Gott and 2nd Lt. William E. Metzger, Jr. were both awarded the Congressional Medal Of Honor for their heroism that day. The two men, their radio operator and their tail gunner died during the crash. A full description of what happened is present, along with all the required information for future historians to research the event.
Installation Date:
09 Nov 2000
Organization Responsible for Installation:
Battery Corporal Willis S Cole Military Museum
Memorial War Era(s):
- WWII
Memorial Condition:
Good
Website:
http://www.aerosteles.net/steleen-vigneulles-b17
Location:
http://www.aerosteles.net/steleen-vigneulles-b17 This French website lists the Memorial, along with location in the sub-village of Hattonville.