B-17 (42-3285) 'Mary Ellen' Crash Memorial
Details:
On the SE roadside of the D67's T junction with the Bois des Tailles et Berlem.
Monument
A vertical stone slab flanked by two low brick facades. The slab bears a white plaque with gold lettering and the northern brick facade a framed sign with pictures, both commemorating the crash of a B-17 in the area during WWII.
Monument Text:
Plaque:
In memory of my fellow crew members who perished in Busigny on January 29th 1944 John McCullough Sidney Mink Ned Moore [sic] Marcellus Wecks C. Clyde Richardson
Sign:
Le 29 Janvier 1944, un bombardier Americain est tombe en ce lieu au retour d'une mission sur l'Allemagne. Des 10 aviateurs qui formaient l'equipage, John McCullough, Ned Moore, Sidney Mink, [sic] Marcellus Wecks ont trouve la mort. Cette stele perpetuera leur souvenir.
english translation:
An American bomber crashed here on January 29th 1944 coming back from a mission over Germany. Of the 10 crew members, John McCullough, Ned Moore, Sidney Mink, and Howard Weeks did not survive. This monument will preserve their memory.
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
388th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
562nd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomb Group
8th Air Force
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII
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