| French Civilian Jacqueline Plantin Killed In Action - Unknown Date Buried: Unknown |
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| Grave marker, above photo. Temporary graves were marked with a simple wooden cross with an identification plate attached to the center. Once a permanent stone marker could be erected, the original wooden cross would be removed and destroyed by incineration. This grave plate was found in France at the site of the temporary marker destruction area. This plate is highly unusual as it is normally used to mark U.S. military graves and it appears to be marked for a French Civilian who was killed in Normandy France, possibly a member of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) or French Resistance. The plate is marked Jacqueline Plantin 32 Ruueoleon. There are at least two streets named Rue Leon in Normandy France, one in Carentan and one in St. Lo. No further information is currently available for Ms Jacqueline Plantin at this time. |
| Grave markers Normandy American Cemetery Colleville-sur-Mer, France, above photo. Temporary graves were marked with a simple wooden cross with an identification plate attached to the center as shown in the above photo. This photo was taken behind Omaha Beach in 1951 by Life Magazine, 6 years after World War Two at what is now known as the Normandy American Cemetery Colleville-sur-Mer, France. Permanent stone markers were added several years later. |