1Lt Otto A. Buddenbaum Plaque -306th Bomber Group
Details:
To the right side in front of the church. It is affixed to the base of the monument.
A rectangular black plaque inscribed with a commemoration message that is written in French in gold lettering. Depicted images are the flags of America and France. This plaque is for 1Lt Buddenbaum whose plane, B-17 # 41-24514, was shot down on March 8, 1943, by a German fighter. He died on the ground on the ground having jumped too low. The plaque was dedicated on June 6, 2015.
B-17 # 41-24514 crew:
1Lt Otto A Buddenbaum - Pilot
1Lt Warren P Edris - Co-Pilot
T/Sgt Robert Guthrie - Mechanic/Gunner
T/Sgt Sylvester Louis Horstmann - Radio Operator
1Lt Wilton Douglas Biggs - Navigator
1Lt Joseph Cudarby Wilkins - Bombardier
S/Sgt Robert Stanley Liscavage - Baull Turret Gunner
Sgt Ernest T Moriarty - Left Waist Gunner
Sgt Donald Robert Huddle - Right Waist Gunner
S/Sgt Eulis E Smith - Tail Gunner
Source of photos: www.aerosteles.net
Monument Text:
A la mémoire du
Lt Otto A BUDDENBAUM
Pilote américain tombé à Plémy
le 8 mars 1943
06 juin 2015
English translation:
In memory of
Lt Otto A BUDDENBAUM
An American pilot who fell at Plémy
on March 8, 1943
06 June 2015
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
306th Bombardment Group
368th Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Heavy
US Army Air Corps
Wars:
WWII
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