On top of the church.

A weathervane made from parts of the B-24 (42-51355), the Bolin Crew,  of the 703rd Bomber Squadron, 445th Bomber Group that was shot down and crashed nearby on September  27, 1944 during the Kassel Mission.

The single largest Bomb Group loss in World War Two occurred on 27 September 1944, during the infamous Kassel Mission Raid. The lead-ship of the 445th Bombardment Group made a navigational error over the Initial Point (I.P.) and decided to attack an alternate target. As a result, the 445th BG 31 of their 35 Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers. 25 Liberators would crash in Germany, two in occupied territory in France, one in Belgium, and one in England. Only four Liberators made it back to their home station in Tibenham.  117 US aviators, plus a fighter pilot, who tried to assist the bombers, lost their lives that day. 121 men became Prisoners of War. 

Eight of the nine of the Bolin crew were killed in action.  The crew included:

2nd Lt. Roy E Bolin, IL, Pilot
2nd Lt. Laurence G Barben, KS, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Louis Ajello, NY, Navigator
2nd Lt. Truman Armstrong, CA, Bombardier
SSgt. William Aaron, CT, Radio Operator-Top Turret Gunner
Sgt. Tage R Frederiksen, NY, Left waist gunner
Sgt. Robert W Oleson, WA, Right waist gunner
Sgt. Charles E Weatherly, OK, Engineer-gunner

Tail Gunner Sgt. Orland Jack Schooley was the only crew member to survive the crash and POW camp.

A nearby memorial remembers this crew.  See Site Krauthausen-Pond, B-24 (42-51355) Kassel Mission Crash Marker -445th Bomber Group

A memorial remembers all of the fallen during this Kassel Mission. See the site Ludwigsau Kassel Mission Airmen's Memorial to discover the three monuments remembering this mission.

Source of Info and photos: https://www.kasselmission.org