W. L. Kiggins - Brno, Czech Republic
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N 49° 10.645 E 016° 41.471
33U E 623254 N 5448555
Památník W. L. Kigginsovi v Brne-Slatine
Waymark Code: WMK4EF
Location: Jihomoravský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 02/11/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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CS:
Památník W. L. Kigginsovi v Brne-Slatine byl odhalen 63 let od smrti jednadvacetiletého Americana poblíž kostela Povýšení svatého Kríže. pomník má tvar zmenšeného krídla hloubkového stihacího letounu North American P-51B Mustang, vystupujícího z okolního terénu.

EN:
Memorial of W. L. Kiggins in Brno-Slatina was unveiled 63 years after the death of this 21 years old American. It is placed near the church of the Holy Cross. Memorial is in the form of wing of depth fighter North American P-51B Mustang.

Pilot 2/Lt William L. Kiggins of the 31st Fighter Group, 15th USAAF was shot down while strafing a railroad station nearby on October 11, 1944.

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Nápis/Iscription:
31. FG / 308. FS //
Porucík armádního letectva U.S.A. //
(2 / Lt. U.S.A.A.F.) //
William L. Kiggins //
* 25.8.1923 - Toledo, Ohio, U.S.A. //
11.10.1944 //
položil svuj život //
za svobodu naší vlasti //
pri bojové akci u Slatiny //
jako hloubkový stíhac //
v letounu N. A. P - 51B Mustang //
a do zárí 1946 byl pohrben //
na místním hrbitove. //

Zrízeno pécí obce slatinské a sponzoru v roce 2007 //

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Type of memorial: Monument

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