Monuments
B-17 (42-30105) 'Slightly Dangerous' Memorial
B-17 (42-30105) 'Slightly Dangerous' Crash Site Marker
Name:
James R. Sarchet
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-735671
Unit:
412th Bomber Squadron, 95th Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-07-10
State:
Ohio
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, France
Plot:
B
Row:
7
Grave:
17
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
1st Lt James R. Sarchet was the pilot of the B-17 42-30105 “Slightly Dangerous” when it took off from station 119 Horham, Suffolk, UK at 0600 on a mission to Le Bourget. At 0815 it was shot down by German fighters. With two of its engines on fire, part of the crew managed to jump before it exploded in midair and crashed in the village of St-Didier-des-Bois.