B-17 (42-107223) Monument
Details:
In the gardens of the town church in the northwest part of town.
Monument
A shaped vertical stone slab with golden lettering commemorating the crew of the B-17 that crashed in the area during WWII. The crew served in the 603rd Bomber Squadron of the 398th Bomber Group.
Monument Text:
HOMMAGE AUX AVIATEURS AMERICAINS
MORTS POUR NOTRE LIBERTE
LE 8 AOÛT 1944
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2nd/Lt Charles ARNOLD †
S/Sgt James F. HOCHADEL †
ET AUX RESCAPES
M.C WAGNER R.L. HOPKINS V. WERNECKE T.J. STITZ F.J. KUSHERA R.C. GIBEAU W.J. GERMILLER J.I. WERNER
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SEGRIE FONTAINE LE 19 JUIN 2005
English translation:
In honor of the US aviators
that died for our freedom
on August 8th 1944 and the survivors
2nd/Lt Charles ARNOLD KIA
S/Sgt James F. HOCHADEL KIA
AND THE SURVIVORS
M.C WAGNER
R.L. HOPKINS
V. WERNECKE
T.J. STITZ
F.J. KUSHERA
R.C. GIBEAU
W.J. GERMILLER
J.I. WERNER
Segrie Fontaine June 19th 2005
Commemorates:
People:
Meyer Clyde “Buddy”, Jr. Wagner
Units:
398th Bomber Group
603rd Bomber Squadron, 398th Bomb Group
8th Air Force
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII
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