"... Two American fighter pilots were collected by the Saint-Georges maquis. William Hawkins, shot down near Bourg-Blanc (Nord-Finistere) was with Docteur de La Marnière in Brest. Joseph Lilly was with group Vengeance of 1er Battalion de Concarneau, under Commandant Jean Le Bourhis. The two airmen shared the life of the maquis for two months before being passed on to José Le Goff and Pierre Le Ster of the group Vengeance under Commandant Pierre Dréau of Lesconil, who was in contact with the Shelburne group. According to Lucien Dumais, it was Paul Campinchi who recommended Dréau to him as 'un grand résistant' and because he knew the west of Brittany so well. Pierre Dréau remained in contact with the escape line and sent several airmen to Plouha, including Hawkins and Lilly. ..."
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GR 16 P 167600 | DE LA MARNIERE ( Roger ) | 1892-12-29 | Le Raincy | Seine-et-Oise | FRANCE | FFc
GR 16 P 367901 | LE STER ( Pierre Joseph Marie ) | 1914-05-13 | Beuzec-Conq | Finistère | FRANCE | FFi Laurent Laloup le dimanche 22 décembre 2019 Contribution au livre ouvert de Pierre Marie Dréau |