The village paid tribute to the World War II veteran on Veterans’ Day this year. Keltoum Rowland (Honorary Consul of France for Mississippi) said that his nieces, Margaret Chance and Barbara Broome, were there for the ceremony. Rowland stated in a press release that the village of Le Mesnil-Fuguet wanted show its gratitude by honoring Dale through a ceremony at city hall and a plaque. “We were able see the site where his plane crashed, and we were able go to his final resting spot at Colleville-sur-Mer’s American cemetery. Rowland, who was with Broome and Chance on their trip to France, said that Sam B. Dale is a Mississippi hero whom will never be forgotten.