2Lt John Warner Reed IV Monument
Details:
On the west side of the road.
MonumentA small, ground-level memorial built of flint and rounded river stones set in concrete. The monument features a sloping front face with a black engraved plaque displaying the portrait of 2nd Lt. John Warner Reed and a commemorative inscription honoring his sacrifice after his B-24 Liberator crashed in the adjacent field on April 29, 1944. The monument was unveiled in 2016, and Back Lane was officially renamed "Reed Way" in honor of 2nd Lt. Reed.
Monument Text:
In memory of
2nd Lt John Warner Reed
who lost his life on 29th April 1944
when his B-24 Liberator aircraft
crashed in this field
coming back
from a bombing mission
over Germany
LEST WE FORGET
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
392nd Bomb Group
577th Bomber Squadron, 392nd Bomber Group
8th Air Force
United States Air Force
United States Army
Wars:
WWII
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