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B-17G 44-6133 Plaque

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Details:

To the east close to the main gate of Allhallows Yacht Club. The plaque is placed on the left-hand side of the info sign.


Plaque

A rectangular, dark plaque, inscribed in English text in white lettering, affixed on a wooden backboard and is supported by a blue metal pole. Printed on the top of the plaque is the USAF Roundel (1943-1947) followed by the commemoration message then the names of the aircraft crew members. The plaque, together with the info sign and a separate plaque of printed pictures of the crew are set inside a pentagon-shaped border of oyster shells, along with some driftwood, all collected from the beach in front of the memorial. This was done to symbolize the aircraft's final resting place, which is on the tidal mudflats some 500 yards or so in front of the memorial plaque. The memorial was originally raised by Mitch Peeke in June of 2019 and unveiled jointly by two relatives of two of the crew: Jeanne Cronis-Campbell, daughter of the Bombardier; and Noel Tognazzini, nephew of the Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner.

 

Another plaque commemorating the two aircraft can be found on this link: 

Source of information: www.americanairmuseum.com

Source of images: www.findagrave.com 

Monument Text:

In Memory of the American Airmen from the 525th Squadron,

379th Bombardment Group, who wire the crew of B 17 44-6133

which crashed 520 yards ahead of this memorial on Monday June 19th 1944.

 

Pilot: Second Lieutenant Armand Ramacitti - Killed.

Co-pilot: Second Lieutenant William 'Bill' Hager - Killed.

Navigator: First Lieutenant Donald 'Don' Watson - Killed.

Flight Engineer/top turret gunner: Staff Sergeant Cecil Tognazzini - Missing.

Radio Operator: Sergeant Richard 'Dick' Ritter - Killed.

Ball Turret gunner: Staff Sergeant John Burke - Killed.

Waist gunner: Corporal Paul Haynes - Killed.

Tail gunner: Sergeant Warren Oaks - Killed.

Bombardier: Second Lieutenant Theo Chronopolis[sic] - Survived.

Commemorates:

People:

John P. Burke

Theodore "Teddy" Chronopolos

William J. "Bill" Hager

Paul K. Haynes

Warren George Oaks

Armand John, Jr. Ramacitti

Richard "Dick" Ritter

Cecil Abramo Tognazzini

Donald F. "Don" Watson

Units:

379th Bomber Group

525th Bomber Squadron, 379th Bomb Group

8th Air Force

US Army Air Corps

Wars:

WWII