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Commemorative Plate Resistance Fighter Jean Lefebvre

Commemorative plate at the cemetery of Spiere, placed by the American pilote Harry Bisher, in memory of LEFEBVRE Jean, resistance fighter killed by the Germans during the Second World War.
The text on the plate: "Belgique-USA / Jean Lefebvre / This man risked his life / Cet homme a risqué sa vie / Helping me escape capture / en m’aidant à échapper à / during World War 2. Later / la capture pendant la 2e / he gave his life helping / guerre mondiale. Plus tard / other airman. Jean was a / il a donné sa vie en aidant / magnificent heros. A true / d’autres aviateurs. Jean / patriot / était un héros magnifique. Un vrai patriot / Harry E. Fisher ».

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