On the north side of the road.

A vertical granite memorial stone bearing the names of the ten crew members of B-17G #42-31388, shot down on February 11, 1944, with each name accompanied by a brief note indicating the crewmans wartime fate.

On February 11, 1944, B-17G #42-31388, assigned to the 306th Bomb Group, 423rd Bomb Squadron, 8th Air Force, participated in a large-scale bombing mission over Germany. Impeded by cloud cover and intense anti-aircraft fire, the aircraft sustained heavy damage, became separated from its formation, and was attacked by enemy fighters while attempting to return to England. One crew member was killed during the engagement, while the remaining airmen bailed out over the Oise region of France, some successfully evading capture and others becoming prisoners of war, before the unmanned aircraft continued briefly and crashed near Campremy.

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                                                   11 Fevrier 1944

                                             Boeing B-17 #42 - 31388

                                                          306th B.G

                                                           423rd B.S

                                                        8th Air Force