B-24 'Lynn Bar II' (42-40172) Carpetbagger Mission Monument
Details:
On the south roadside of the D60 outside of Duerne.
Monument
A stone wall monument with plaque inscriptions commemorating the crash of the B-24 'Lynn Bar II' (42-40172) which crashed during WWII while supporting an "Operation Carpetbagger" mission to support the French Resistance.
Monument Text:
Sur la colline face a ce monument un avion americain s'est escrase en flammes le 15 aout 1944 en venant parachuter des armes a l'armee secrete du secteur de st symphorien
Sept aviateurs americains perirent dans l'accomplissement de leur mission
Hommage du peuple francais
Norton Richard pilote
Walker Connie pilote
Anderson Lloyd navigateur
Rosen Benjamin bombardier
Husbands James mitrailleur
Moncy William radio
Skadden Wayman mitrailleur
English translation:
On August 15th 1944 a US bomber crashed into the hillside opposite this monument while delivering weapons to the Resistance fighters of St Symphorien
Seven US aviators died during this mission
Norton Richard pilot
Walker Connie pilot
Anderson Lloyd navigator
Rosen Benjamin bombardier
Husbands James gunner
Moncy William radio
Skadden Wayman gunner
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
492nd Bomber Group
856th Bomber Squadron, 492nd Bomb Group
French Resistance
Office of Strategic Services (OSS)
OSS
United States Air Force
United States Marine Corps
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Operation Carpetbagger
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