S/SGT Raymond Malmfelt Marker- 385th Bomber Group
Details:
By the beach on the side of the dike. Marker
An inscribed fieldstone and a small metal information sign.
The fieldstone marks the location where the body of Staff Sergeant Raymond F. Malmfelt washed ashore after his aircraft was shot down nearby in February 1944.
S/SGT Malmfelt was a crewman on the B-17 (42-31349) 'Stars and Stripes 2nd Edition' of the 550th Bomber Squadron, 385th Bomber Group, 8th US Air Force. On February 24, 2944, 'Stars and Stripes" was shot down while on a mission to Rostock, Germany. All ten crew members were KIA.
The crew consisted of:
Pilot: Capt Clarry McIlveen,
Co-pilot: John Lapczynsky,
Navigator: Chas Dickman,
Bombardier: Bill Williams,
Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Scarborough,
Radio Operator: Chas Rotunda,
Ball turret gunner: Don Rigg,
Waist gunner: Ray Malmfelt,
Waist gunner: Jean Mahoney,
Tail gunner: Ed Barret
Source:
Missing Aircraft Report (MACR) 2777
American Air Museum Britain Website
Air War Over Denmark Website
Monument Text:
The inscription on the field stone is in Danish. The English translation is:
1944.
You won the name
of a hero in battle.
You found peace in
foreign ground.
Airmen Raymond
Malmfelt
Taken home to the
U.S.A. 25.4.1948.
The information sign reads:
THANKS (TAK) TO THE PEOPLE
OF NAKSKOV FOR
RAYMOND'S BURIAL
THE MALMFELT FAMILY
OF NEW YORK
USA
1983
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
385th Bomber Group
550th Bomber Squadron, 385th Bomber Group, Heavy
8th Air Force
Wars:
WWII
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