437th Troop Carrier Group Plaques
Details:
Affixed on the walls of the church. Plaque
Two wall-mounted, stone tablets in memory of the brave airmen of the 437th US Troop Carrier Group. The top tablet contains the dedication message, inscribed in blue letters, with the group's insignia on the top, while the tablet below contains the names of the members in two columns, inscribed in red and blue lettering.
Source of images: www.iwm.org.uk, Raymond Wisniewski WWII Tribute Facebook page
From wikipedia.org:
From May–December 1943, the 437th Troop Carrier Group trained with C-47 Skytrain cargo planes in Indiana, Missouri, and North Carolina. In January 1944, the group deployed to England, where it prepared for the invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe. During the Normandy campaign, the group released gliders over Cherbourg and carried troops, weapons, ammunition, rations, and other supplies for the 82nd Airborne Division in Operation Neptune. For these actions, the group received a Distinguished Unit Citation.
The air echelon deployed to Italy in July 1944 and participated in the Allied invasion of southern France in August 1944 dropping paratroops of the 1st Airborne Task Force. During Operation Market Garden in September 1944, the group released gliders carrying troops and equipment for the airborne attack in the occupied Netherlands. In December 1944, the group re-supplied the 101st Airborne Division in the Bastogne area of Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge. The group moved to France in February 1945.
Monument Text:
Top Plaque:
DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE
MEMBERS OF 437TH TROOP CARRIER GROUP
9TH AIR FORCE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN WORLD WAR II
ERECTED AS A TOKEN OF THANKS
FOR THE FRIENDSHIP OF THE PEOPLE
OF THE RAMSBURY AREA
JANUARY 1944 TO FEBRUARY 1945
Lower Plaque:
THE MEMBERS OF THE 437th TROOP CARRIER GROUP
WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN WORLD WAR II
HERMAN ALEXANDER | HORACE F. LEAMAN |
RICHARD V. BOLAN | RALPH E. LEHR |
DONALD E. BRADLEY | CHARLES J. LEVANDOSKI |
ROBERT BREWER | DRIAN R. LOVING |
HOWARD C. BREWSTER | FERNINAND W. LUICK |
FREDERICK V. BROSSARD | HENRY S. MARANZ |
JOHN E. BURKE | GEORGE F. McELHANEY |
WILLIAM J. BURNS | JOSEPH MELEKY |
SAUL BUSH | RICHARD C. MERCER |
EARL W. CLARK | WARREN R. MILLER |
HERMAN H. DEDLOFF | EARL C. NORDGREN |
VIC DEERE | FRANCIS J. PAUL |
GUY L. DIFALCO | NICK PEHOTE |
THOMAS G. DOWNS | EDWARD J. PETERSON, JR. |
EDWARD C. FAMBROUGH | MARSHALL H. PITTMAN |
JACOB FASSE | HAROLD T. POPE |
FORREST C. FISHER | ROBERT J. POWERS |
SAMUEL FLEMING | ROBERT C. REGAN |
WILLIAM S. FROLLI, JR. | JAMES B. RICE |
FRANK W. GIANNOBULE | AGAPIT ROSADA-RIVERA |
BRYCE C. GIBSON, JR. | LLOYD R. SHUFFLEBERGER |
CALVIN A. GIFFORD | BENJAMIN SIANO |
CHARLES GILMORE | LLOYD L. SLOAN |
WILLIAM F. GOLDEN | THOMAS E. STEWART |
DONALD W. HANDIGARD | GAYLORD W. STRONG |
ROBERT T. HATCHER | CARSON SYRUSS, JR. |
JEAN V. HERKO | HARVEY THACKER |
FRITZ P. HRANILOVICH | ROBERT THOMAS |
WILLIS R. HUCKLBERRY | ELDRED TRACHTA |
CEDRIC E. HUDGENS | PHILLIP F. UHLENBROCK |
WILLIAM C. JENN | ALEXANDER WARDEN |
ELMER J. KIEL | SAMUEL C. WELCH |
JAMES A. KINTNER | RAYMOND P. WISNIEWSKI |
CHARLES R. KITTLE | WILLIAM B. WILLIAMS |
FLOYD K. KULLER | FRANCIS J. WOLFE |
RALPH E. LAVALLE | WILLIAM C. YAEGER |
JACK A. LAWSON |
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Commemorates:
People:
Ralph Edward “Swede”, Sr. Lehr
Charles Joseph “Chuck” Levandoski
Units:
437th Troop Carrier Group
83rd Troop Squadron, 437th Troop Carrier Group
84th Troop Carrier Squadron, 437th Troop Carrier Group
85th Troop Squadron, 437th Troop Carrier Group
86th Troop Squadron, 437th Troop Carrier Group
9th Air Force
US Army Air Corps
Wars:
WWII
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