B-17 (42-31561) 'Just Elmers Tune' Crash Memorial
Details:
In the treeline next to other stone memorials.
An inscribed large field stone.
The memorial remembers the crew of B-17 (42-31561) 'Just Elmers Tune' of the 335th Bomber Squadron, 95th Bomber Group. The plane was shot down on February 24, 1944 while on a mission to Rostock, Germany. Two of the crew were KIA; the rest were taken POW.
The crew consisted of:
POWs:
Pilot: Elmer Costales,
Co-pilot: Steve Kish,
Bombardier: Lars Skoug,
Radio Operator: Lester Seeling,
Ball turret gunner: Bob Joyce,
Waist gunner: Leaman McCulloch,
Waist gunner: Norman Carnie,
Tail gunner: Edwin Hays
KIA:
Navigator: Cliff Sahner,
Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Peckacek
The memorial was dedicated in 1950.
Source:
Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 2644.
Air war over Denmark
Airmen.dk
Monument Text:
The inscription is in Danish. The English translation is:
U.S.A.F. 24.2 1944
Fallen
Clifford Sahner, George Pechacek
Survivors
Stephan Kisk, Elmer Castellis
Lars E. Skoug, Elwin E. Hays
Norman N. Carnie, Leomond McCulloch
L.W. Seelig, Robert J. Joyce
Thank you for your deed.
On the back of the stone:
Erected by Danes
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
335th Bomber Squadron, 95th Bomber Group, Heavy
8th Air Force
95th Bomb Group (Heavy)
Wars:
WWII
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