Adjacent to the  CWGC portion of the cemetery; back row

A wooden white cross with. a brass inscribed plaque.

A cenotaph of Darrell Herrert Argubright who served as the Navigator on the B-17 (42-102565) 'The Ugly Duckling' of the 601st Bomber Squadron, 398th Bomber Group.

On August 30, 1944 the plane was  on a bombing raid to Kiel and was hit by flak near the target. Navigator 2nd Lt D.H. Argubright misunderstood the pilots order and bailed out with his parachute. He landed in the waters south of Langeland and drowned. His body was found drifted ashore at Hellenor, the parish of Magleby (about here) on 26 September 1944, and the burial took place the next day in Magleby Churchyard without ecclesiastical assistance. The rest of the crew returned to England and survived the war.

The rest of the crew consisted of:  Pilot 1st Lt William A. McCarty, Co-Pilot 1st Lt Charles B Weeks, Bombardier S/Sgt Frank A. Yarmoski, Engineer/ Gunner T/Sgt Larry A. Ruth, Radio / Gunner T/Sgt David E. Haight, Waist Gunner S/Sgt Joseph P. Adelman, Ball Turret Gunner S/Sgt Robert D. McMichael and Tail Gunner S/Sgt Ralph W. Hall.

The B-17 (42-102565) 'The Ugly Duckling' was shot down over the Netherlands on November 26, 2944 with a different crew.  See site Biddinghuizen, B-17 (42-102565) 'The Ugly Duckling' Crash Site Marker for more on this crash.

In 1946, Darrell H. Argubright was buried in Luxembourg American Cemetery, Plot D Row 8 Grave 4. He was from Utah. 

D.H. Argubright 

Hjemført til U.S.A."

Translation:  "Taken home to the USA".