Just off the road on private property.

A large, polished field stone with an inscribed Plaque attached to the front.

The memorial remembers the B-24 (42-64438) 'Ramblin Wreck' of the 700th Bomber Squadron, 445th Bomber Group that crashed here on December 22, 1943. Some confusion exists regarding the name and serial number of the plane.  This crash site is often considered the crash location of the B-24 (42-7520) 'Snow Goose' (with the same crew)'.  However, the Missing Aircraft Report (MACR) 16098 lists this plane as serial number 42-64438.

On 22 December 1943 the B-24 Liberator #42-64438 "Snow Goose" AKA "Ramblin' Wreck" was part of a mission to bomb the railway yards at Osnabruck, Germany. They came under heavy attack at the time of bombs away from German fighters and crashed near Bolsward, Netherlands. They were last seen going down out of control and no chutes were observed. The entire crew perished.

The crew of B-24H (#42-64438) included:

Bulger, Martin P ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Michigan
Clark, George J ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot
Derdzenski, Walter ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, New York
Entzminger, George H ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Kansas
Folkner, Francis H ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, Pennsylvania
King, James V ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Maryland
Nelson, Norman M ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, South Dakota
Silverman, Conrad ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, New York
Small, Asha P ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, Maryland
Smith, Charles E ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Illinois

Five of the crew are buried together at the Zachary National Cemetery; tow are buried in the Margraten Netherlands American Memorial and Cemetery.  Co-Pilot Martin Bulger is buried next to his brother, Private Robert J. Bulger who was killed in action 1 year later on December 22, 1944 while serving in 346th Infantry Regiment, 87th Infantry Division.

Source:  Traces of War; Find a Grave; Fold 3considered

THEY FELL FOR
OUR FREEDOM
IN MEMORY
OF THE CREW
OF THE B24-445TH B.G.

DECEMBER 22, 1943

NORMAN M. NELSON
GEORGE J. CLARK
CONRAD SILVERMAN
MARTIN P. BULGER
GEORGE H. ENTZMINGER
CHARLES E. SMITH
WALTER DERDZENSKI
FRANCIS H. FOLKNER
ASHA P. SMALL
JAMES V. KING.