2nd Lt Frank Grdenich

61 Orne

City :

Aubusson

Coordinates : 48.78250,-0.55694

48°46'57"N 0°33'25"W

48°46.950 N 0°33.417 W

The N roadside of the D229 contains a memorial commemorating a US aviator.

Take the D562 S from Caen then the D801 E and D229 W through town.

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This monument commemorates the crash of the P38-Lightning fo the 434th FS 479th FG and the death of its pilot, 2nd Lt Frank Grdenich on June 19th 1944. The crash happened in the field behind the monument.

See other record :

1st Lieutenant W.A. Kuentzel Montilly-sur-Noireau

External link :

Fiche sur France-Crashes 39-45

Notified by : Stéphane Muret. Jean-Claude Clouet. Record added 10/08/2008.
Photos : Stéphane Muret (07/2008).

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