Viry-Noureuil Town Hall American Aviators Info Board
Details:
On a small garden on the east side of the town hall.
An upright rectangular information board framed in metal featuring the photos of the 7 American and 1 British aviator, their aircraft, the Doucet family, and Lt. Robert Dawn sitting on a bench beside a girl. The info board tells about how the listed families hid the featured pilots throughout the war. Some information about the American aviators includes their name, unit, rank and role, the aircraft they were in, the date of the crash, etc.
Source of photos: www.aerosteles.net
Monument Text:
Les Sentiers
de la
Mémoire
Viry-Noureuil
HÉBERGEMENTS D'AVIATEURS
Les families BACHELET, TORUVE, DOUCET, MEGRET et TERNY ont caché des aviaterus, pendant la seconde guerre mondiale. Le 15 mars 1944, WHITEHEAD et WARNER partent pour Paris.
A la liberation, DAWN repart avec les Americains.
KELLER Bernell
- S/Sgt/17.159.968
- Avion : B24J-125-CO 42.110029
- OP : De retour de Ludwigshafen
- Place : Mitrailleur dorsal
- Date du crash : 1er avril 1944
- Tombé à de Rozoy sur serre
MORTIMER James
- F/O /N.Z.412.259
- Avion : Spitfire IX
- 485e squadron RNZAF
- OP : Escort Ramrod mission
- Race : Pilote
- Date du crash : 03 octobre 1944
- Tombé près de l'Estuaire de la Somme
STUEBGEN James
- S/Sgt/33.174.026
- Avion : B24J-125-CO 42.110029
- OP : De retour de Ludwigshafen
- Place : Mitrailleur sabord gauche
- Date du crash : ler avril 1944
- Tombé à Rozoy sur serre
WHITEHEAD Garnet
- Lieutenant: 161.399
- Avion: Halifax MK-5 -LL166MPX
- 76e squadron
- OP: Berlin
- Place : Pilote
- Date du crash : 20 janvier 1944
- Tombé près de Lens
DAWN Robert Lincoln
- Lieutenant / 0.757.950
- Avion : P38
- 367FG/394FS
- OP : Tergnier
- Race : Pilote
- Date du crash : 25 août 1944
- Tombé au dessus de Tergnier
RISCH Elmer D
- T/Sgt / 38.173.842
- Avion B24-H 42.7548 QK-N Bull O'the World
- 44BG/66BS
- OP : Ludwigshafen
- Place : Mitrailleur dorsal
- Date du crash : 30 décembre 1943
- Tombé à Pont-Saint-Mard
NINESLING Elbert
- S/Sgt/32.713.337
- Avion :B24J-125-CO42.110029
- 445BG/703BS
- OP : De retour de Ludwigshafen
- Place : Mitrailleur ventral
- Date du crash : 1er avril 1944
- Tombé à Rozoy sur Serre
WARNER Philip B.
- Lieutenant / 0.680.128
- 95BG/334BS
- Avion : B17F-75-DL 42.3545
- OP : Frankfurt
- Place : Co-Pilot
- Date du crash : 29 janvier 1944
- Tombé à Hulste (Belgique)
English translation:
Trails
of
Memory
Viry-Noureuil
AVIATOR ACCOMMODATIONS
The BACHELET, TORUVE, DOUCET, MEGRET and TERNY families hid airmen during the Second World War. On March 15, 1944, WHITEHEAD and WARNER left for Paris.
At the liberation, DAWN left with the Americans.
KELLER Bernell
- S/Sgt/17.159.968
- Aircraft: B24J-125-CO 42.110029
- OP: Return from Ludwigshafen
- Place: Back Gunner
- Date of crash: April 1, 1944
- Fell at de Rozoy on greenhouse
STUEBGEN James
-S/Sgt/33.174.026
- Aircraft: B24J-125-CO 42.110029
- OP: Return from Ludwigshafen
- Place: Left port gunner
- Date of crash: April 1, 1944
- Fell at Rozoy on greenhouse
WHITEHEAD Garnet
- Lieutenant: 161.399
- Aircraft: Halifax MK-5 -LL166MPX
- 76th squadron
- OP: Berlin
- Place: Driver
- Date of crash: January 20, 1944
- Fell near Lens
DAWN Robert Lincoln
- Lieutenant / O.757.950
- Aircraft: P38
- 367FG/394FS
- OP: Tergnier
- Place: Pilot
- Date of crash: August 25, 1944
- Fell above Tergnier
RISCH Elmer D
- T/Sgt / 38.173.842
- Aircraft B24-H 42.7548 QK-N Bull O'the World
- 44BG/66BS
- OP: Ludwigshafen
- Place: Rear Gunner
- Date of crash: December 30, 1943
- Fell in Pont-Saint-Mard
NINESLING Elbert
- S/Sgt/32.713.337
- Aircraft: B24J-125-CO42.110029
- 445BG/703BS
- OP: Return from Ludwigshafen
- Place: Belly Gunner
- Date of crash: April 1, 1944
- Fell in Rozoy sur Serre
WARNER Philip B.
- Lieutenant / 0.680.128
- 95BG/334BS
- Aircraft: B17F-75-DL 42.3545
- OP: Frankfurt
- Place: Co-Pilot
- Date of crash: January 29, 1944
- Fell in Hulste (Belgium)
Commemorates:
People:
Elbert J. “Joe”, Jr. Ninesling
Units:
334th Bomber Squadron, 95th Bomber Group, Heavy
394th Fighter Squadron, 367th Fighter Group
66th Bomber Squadron, 44th Bomber Group, Heavy
703rd Bomber Squadron, 445th Bomb Group (H)
US Army Air Corps
Wars:
WWII
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