Plaque for Lieutenant Dean N. Post, Jr. at Kléber Barracks

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Title

Plaque for Lieutenant Dean N. Post, Jr. at Kléber Barracks

Alternative Title

Plaque for Lt. Dean Post

Subject

World War II, 1939-1945
Army
Veterans--Florida

Description

Kleber Barracks, where American Lieutenant Dean N. Post, Jr. (1921-1944) was executed by German authorities on May 27, 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.

Creator

Frommer, Jean-Loup

Source

Digital reproduction of original black and white photograph by Jean Didier, May 29, 1944.http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=2675.

Date Created

2011-10

Is Part Of

Epinal American Cemetery Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

Format

image/jpg

Extent

179 KB

Medium

1 color digital image

Language

fre

Type

Still Image

Coverage

Kléber Barracks, Gérardmer, France

Spatial Coverage

29th PCO street at the entrance of the street Kléber

Accrual Method

Donation

Mediator

History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher

Provenance

Originally created by Jean-Loup Frommer.

Rights Holder

Copyright to this resource is held by Jean-Loup Frommer and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

Contributing Project

Epinal Cemetery Project

Curator

Bates, Chris
Cepero, Laura

Digital Collection

External Reference

"Dean Post." FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTZL-TCM.
"Crash du P-51 Mustang - type B-10-NA - s/n 42-106632 C5*?" Franch-Crashes 39-45. http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=2675.
"Missing Air Crew Reports." fold3.com. https://fold3.com/image/28628684/?terms=Dean%20Post.
Frommer, Jean-Loup. "1st Ltt Post N. Dean Jr." Aérostèles. http://www.aerosteles.net/stelefr-gerardmer-post.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Photograph

Citation

chris.bates, “Plaque for Lieutenant Dean N. Post, Jr. at Kléber Barracks,” RICHES, accessed October 31, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6885.

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