B-24 Liberator (42-63977) 'Los Angeles City Limits' Crash Marker
Details:
On the northern side of the D124 nestled in the hedgerow.
A rough stone oval with a gold inscription commemorating American aviators.
Monument Text:
ICI EST TOMBE
LE 7 JANVIER 1944
LE BOMBARDIER AMERICAIN
LIBERATOR B-24D 42-63977
"LOS ANGELES CITY LIMITS"
A LA MEMOIRE DES 6 AVIATEURS TUES
1ST LT EARL T. COOPER - PILOTE
1ST LT ARTHUR ACEVEDO - CO-PILOTE
2ND LT PASQUALE FALCO - BOMBARDIER
TSGT ARTHUR MORIN - RADIO
SSGT WILLIAM R. POWELL - MITRAILLEUR
ET EN HOMMAGE AUX 4 SURVIVANTS
2ND LT ROBERT A. LAWRENZ - NAVIGATEUR
TSGT HAROLD R. VINES - MITRAILLEUR
SSGT JAMES P. COBBS - MITRAILLEUR
SSGT GEORGE H. STILLWELL - MITRAILLEUR
English translation:
The American B-24D Liberator 42-63977
"Los Angeles City Limits" crashed here on January 7th 1944
In memory of the 6 aviators killed
1st Lt Earl T. Cooper - Pilot
1st Lt Arthur Acevedo - Co-Pilot
2nd Lt Pasquale Falco - Bombardier
TSgt Arthur Morin - Radio
SSgt William R. Powell - Gunner
SSgt Jack Harger - Gunner
And in praise of the 4 survivors
2nd Lt Robert A. Lawrenz - Navigator
TSgt Harold R. Vines - Gunner
SSgt James P. Cobbs - Gunner
SSgt George H. Stillwell - Gunner
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
567th Bomber Squadron, 389th Bomb Group, Heavy
8th Air Force
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII
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