Colonel Thomas J.Jonathan Christian

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Pas-de-Calais

   City  : 

Boisleux-au-Mont

Coordinates : 50.21003,2.78175 .  50°12'36"N 2°46'54"E .  50°12.602 N 2°46.905 E

Next to the war memorial, in the center of town.
On 12 August 1944 a P51 Mustang fighter of the 8th Air Force crashed during an attack on the train station of Boisleux au Mont.
In memory of the group commander of the 361st Fighter Group Colonel Thomas JJ Christian, Jr, 28 years old, and of all the members of the USAAF who fell in our region (1942-44). With us their memory is immortal.

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Notified by : Michel Coste.   Record added 03/12/2008 25/09/2009.
Photos : Michel Coste.
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Memorial Colonel Thomas J.Jonathan Christian Boisleux-au-Mont Pas-de-Calais (62)

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Memorial Colonel Thomas J.Jonathan Christian Boisleux-au-Mont Pas-de-Calais (62)

Michel Coste - Copyright information - Image use request

Memorial Colonel Thomas J.Jonathan Christian Boisleux-au-Mont Pas-de-Calais (62)

Michel Coste - Copyright information - Image use request