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Title
Florida-France Soldier Stories Project Collection
Alternative Title
Florida-France Soldier Stories Project
Subject
Cemeteries--Europe
Veterans--Florida
World War II, 1939-1945
Army
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RICHES</a>.
<a href="https://projects.cah.ucf.edu/fl-francesoldierstories/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Florida-France Soldier Stories Project</a>.
Language
eng
Type
Collection
Coverage
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Dinozé, France
Contributing Project
Florida-France Soldier Stories Project
Curator
Barnes, Mark
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RICHES MI</a>
External Reference
"<a href="http://history.wisc.edu/epinal_project.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Epinal Project- by Students of History 357: The Second World War</a>." University of Wisconsin-Madison. http://history.wisc.edu/epinal_project.htm (accessed January 3, 2015).
Description
<p><span>The </span>Florida-France Soldier Stories<span>project seeks to tell the stories of the Florida soldiers buried in the American Battle Monuments Commission cemeteries in France. Our goal is to honor and commemorate the brave individuals who gave their lives supporting the Allied forces, liberating France, and defeating Germany in the Second World War. Simultaneously, our goal is to teach the students who participate in this research project about the history of France and Florida during World War II, about the history of individual servicemen, and about how to implement historical research methods in their work.</span></p>
Still Image
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Original Format
Photograph
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Title
Andre Clair at the Headstone of Lieutenant Dean N. Post, Jr.
Description
Andre Clair at the headstone of Lieutenant Dean N. Post, Jr. (1921-1944). Lt. Post was a pilot from Tampa, Florida, who served in the U.S. Army during World World II with the 357th Fighter Group of the 264th Fighter Squadron. His airplane crashed in Martimpré, France, on May 27, 1944, and was executed by German authorities after being hidden by French citizens in Gérardmer. Lt. Post is buried at Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France.
Date Created
ca. 2014-05-28
Coverage
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Dinozé, France
Creator
Anderson, Dwight
Source
Original color digital image by Dwight Anderson: Private Collection of Dwight Anderson.
Source Repository
Private Collection of Dwight Anderson
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Dwight Anderson and <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/index.html" target="_blank">Find A Grave</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only.
External Reference
"<a href="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTZL-TCM" target="_blank">Dean Post</a>." FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTZL-TCM.
"<a href="http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=2675" target="_blank">Crash du P-51 Mustang - type B-10-NA - s/n 42-106632 C5*?</a>" Franch-Crashes 39-45. http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=2675.
"<a href="https://fold3.com/image/28628684/?terms=Dean%20Post" target="_blank">Missing Air Crew Reports</a>." fold3.com. https://fold3.com/image/28628684/?terms=Dean%20Post.
Frommer, Jean-Loup. "<a href="http://www.aerosteles.net/stelefr-gerardmer-post" target="_blank">1st Ltt Post N. Dean Jr.</a>" Aérostèles. http://www.aerosteles.net/stelefr-gerardmer-post.
Alternative Title
Andre Clair at Headstone of Lt. Dean Post
Subject
World War II, 1939-1945
Army
Veterans--Florida
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/172" target="_blank">Epinal American Cemetery Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
250 KB
Medium
1 color digital image
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Dwight Anderson.
Contributing Project
Epinal Cemetery Project
Curator
Bates, Chris
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a href="http://www.findagrave.com/index.html" target="_blank">Find A Grave</a>
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
André Clair
cemeteries
cemetery
Dean N. Post, Jr.
Dinozé, France
graves
gravestones
headstones
U.S. Army
U.S. Army Air Corps
veterans
World War II
WWII
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Dublin Core
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Title
Florida-France Soldier Stories Project Collection
Alternative Title
Florida-France Soldier Stories Project
Subject
Cemeteries--Europe
Veterans--Florida
World War II, 1939-1945
Army
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RICHES</a>.
<a href="https://projects.cah.ucf.edu/fl-francesoldierstories/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Florida-France Soldier Stories Project</a>.
Language
eng
Type
Collection
Coverage
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Dinozé, France
Contributing Project
Florida-France Soldier Stories Project
Curator
Barnes, Mark
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RICHES MI</a>
External Reference
"<a href="http://history.wisc.edu/epinal_project.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Epinal Project- by Students of History 357: The Second World War</a>." University of Wisconsin-Madison. http://history.wisc.edu/epinal_project.htm (accessed January 3, 2015).
Description
<p><span>The </span>Florida-France Soldier Stories<span>project seeks to tell the stories of the Florida soldiers buried in the American Battle Monuments Commission cemeteries in France. Our goal is to honor and commemorate the brave individuals who gave their lives supporting the Allied forces, liberating France, and defeating Germany in the Second World War. Simultaneously, our goal is to teach the students who participate in this research project about the history of France and Florida during World War II, about the history of individual servicemen, and about how to implement historical research methods in their work.</span></p>
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
Newspaper article
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Title
Géromois, le 29 Mai, Ayez une Pensée pour Dean POST
Description
A French newspaper article about Lieutenant Dean N. Post, Jr. (1921-1944), who was killed in action in France during World War II. Lt. Post was a pilot from Tampa, Florida, who served in the U.S. Army with the 357th Fighter Group of the 264th Fighter Squadron. His airplane crashed in Martimpré, on May 27, 1944, and he was executed by German authorities after being hidden by French citizens in Gérardmer. Lt. Post is buried at Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France.
Date Created
ca. 2016-05-29
Coverage
Martimpré, France
Gérardmer, France
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource held by <em>L'Echo Des Vosges</em> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only.
External Reference
"<a href="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTZL-TCM" target="_blank">Dean Post</a>." FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTZL-TCM.
"<a href="http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=2675" target="_blank">Crash du P-51 Mustang - type B-10-NA - s/n 42-106632 C5*?</a>" Franch-Crashes 39-45. http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=2675.
"<a href="https://fold3.com/image/28628684/?terms=Dean%20Post" target="_blank">Missing Air Crew Reports</a>." fold3.com. https://fold3.com/image/28628684/?terms=Dean%20Post.
Frommer, Jean-Loup. "<a href="http://www.aerosteles.net/stelefr-gerardmer-post" target="_blank">1st Ltt Post N. Dean Jr.</a>" Aérostèles. http://www.aerosteles.net/stelefr-gerardmer-post.
Alternative Title
A Thought for Lt. Dean Post
Subject
World War II, 1939-1945
Army
Veterans--Florida
Source
Digital reproduction of original newspaper article: <em>L'Echo Des Vosges</em>, May 29, 2016.
Publisher
<em>L'Echo Des Vosges</em>
Date Copyrighted
2016-05-29
Date Issued
2016-05-29
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/172" target="_blank">Epinal American Cemetery Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
274 KB
Medium
1 newspaper article
Language
fre
Type
Text
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Provenance
Originally published by <em>L'Echo Des Vosges</em>.
Contributing Project
Epinal Cemetery Project
Curator
Bates, Chris
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
352nd Fighter Group
357th Fighter Group
364th Fighter Squadron
airplanes
André Clair
aviators
bombers
Boulevard Kelsch
Clefcy
crash
crashes
Dean N. Post, Jr.
Evelines
Gérardmer, France
Harris
KIA
killed in action
Martimpré, France
Nathan Lévy
pilots
planes
U.S. Army
U.S. Army Air Corps
veterans
World War II
WWII
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Dublin Core
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Title
Florida-France Soldier Stories Project Collection
Alternative Title
Florida-France Soldier Stories Project
Subject
Cemeteries--Europe
Veterans--Florida
World War II, 1939-1945
Army
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RICHES</a>.
<a href="https://projects.cah.ucf.edu/fl-francesoldierstories/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Florida-France Soldier Stories Project</a>.
Language
eng
Type
Collection
Coverage
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Dinozé, France
Contributing Project
Florida-France Soldier Stories Project
Curator
Barnes, Mark
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RICHES MI</a>
External Reference
"<a href="http://history.wisc.edu/epinal_project.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Epinal Project- by Students of History 357: The Second World War</a>." University of Wisconsin-Madison. http://history.wisc.edu/epinal_project.htm (accessed January 3, 2015).
Description
<p><span>The </span>Florida-France Soldier Stories<span>project seeks to tell the stories of the Florida soldiers buried in the American Battle Monuments Commission cemeteries in France. Our goal is to honor and commemorate the brave individuals who gave their lives supporting the Allied forces, liberating France, and defeating Germany in the Second World War. Simultaneously, our goal is to teach the students who participate in this research project about the history of France and Florida during World War II, about the history of individual servicemen, and about how to implement historical research methods in their work.</span></p>
Document
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Original Format
1 newspaper article
Dublin Core
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Title
Post Dean, tué Froidement le 29 Mai 1944
Description
A French newspaper article about Lieutenant Dean N. Post, Jr. (1921-1944), who was killed in action in France during World War II. The article talks about the plane crash that Andre Clair witnessed as a boy, as well as the French citizens' act of defiance to protest Post's death,
Lt. Post was a pilot from Tampa, Florida, who served in the U.S. Army with the 357th Fighter Group of the 264th Fighter Squadron. His airplane crashed in Martimpré, on May 27, 1944, and he was executed by German authorities after being hidden by French citizens in Gérardmer. Lt. Post is buried at Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France.
Coverage
Martimpré, France
External Reference
"<a href="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTZL-TCM" target="_blank">Dean Post</a>." FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTZL-TCM.
"<a href="http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=2675" target="_blank">Crash du P-51 Mustang - type B-10-NA - s/n 42-106632 C5*?</a>" Franch-Crashes 39-45. http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=2675.
"<a href="https://fold3.com/image/28628684/?terms=Dean%20Post" target="_blank">Missing Air Crew Reports</a>." fold3.com. https://fold3.com/image/28628684/?terms=Dean%20Post.
Frommer, Jean-Loup. "<a href="http://www.aerosteles.net/stelefr-gerardmer-post" target="_blank">1st Ltt Post N. Dean Jr.</a>" Aérostèles. http://www.aerosteles.net/stelefr-gerardmer-post.
Alternative Title
Post Dean, Coldly Killed
Subject
World War II, 1939-1945
Army
Veterans--Florida
Source
Digital reproduction of original newspaper article.
Date Created
ca. 2016
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/172" target="_blank">Epinal American Cemetery Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
242 KB
Medium
1 newspaper article
Language
fre
Type
Text
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Epinal Cemetery Project
Curator
Bates, Chris
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
Transcript
Post Dean, Cold Killing
May 29, 1944
On May 27, 1994 at 11:45, in the sky of Hautes-Vosges, combat engages in air between German and Anglo-American fighter aircrafts. This story is recounted today by André Clair who remembered that awful day: << It was a beautiful day, the children of the City Nathan Levy, play on the sidewalk of Kelsh Boulevard. Suddenly, just above, very close to the ground, many fighter planes tear the silence >>. Never were there so many planes appeared in such tight rows. The fight lasts more than an hour. We saw seven aircrafts downward and fallen in flames. The first lieutenant Post Dean managed to parachute from his plane in flames. Injured, he landed in Thalet, a town in Valtin. According to the Military History Club of Remiremont, he was treated in a house in the country, and then taken by the Germans in Gerardmer. On the 29th of May, after being interrogated at the Hotel de la Poste; he was escorted by foot, led by a sergeant, Chief Feldgendarmerie of Saint Dié, to the prison of the "Goering-Kasern" (current Kléber neighborhood). In the middle of the path on the road between the Grand’Rue and the gate of the barracks, just in front of this portal and some Géromois, the helper killed the pilot prisoner with a shot of a pistol to his back. The departmental archives specify time: 14h, and the name of Feldgendarme: Major Hiss, head of department in Saint-Dié. On May 30, the body of the American pilot, Dean Post, was handed over to French authorities and civil burial took place at the communal cemetery, German authorities have forbidden any procession and only ten people could follow the hearse. The crowd congregated in the vicinity of the tomb and despite monitoring Feldgendarmerie, many flowers are laid on the coffin. The Feldgendarmerie gave the order to all move from the grave. The tomb of the aviator was covered overnight with an impressive layer of flowers, removed by the Germans in the morning, but restarted the following night. After the war, the body of Post Dean rejoined the American cemetery of Quequement in the aisle B28-30. Today, based on the locations of the fallen aircrafts, we can collect these stones, in Clefcy, the Evelines at Martimpré.
352nd Fighter Group
357th Fighter Group
364th Fighter Squadron
airplanes
André Clair
aviators
Boulevard Kelsch
Dean N. Post, Jr.
Haustes-Vosges
Hiss
KIA
killed in action
Martimpré, France
Nathan Lévy
pilots
planes
U.S. Army
U.S. Army Air Corps
veterans
World War II
WWII