At the north corner of the cemetery, near the graves of the Commonwealth airmen.

A rectangular white slab with a curved top inscribed in French in black lettering commemorating the crew B-17 42-3806 'Georgia Rebel II.' Depicted images on the top side of the slab are the 8^th Air Force insignia and a B-17 plane in relief. On April 28, 1944, #42-3806 was shot down by flak on the mission to bomb the airfield at Avord, France. The plane was hit by flak soon after completing its bombing run on the French airbase, which had been taken over by the Germans. Three crew members were able to bail out before the explosion in flight, but they were taken as prisoners. The rest were killed in action. The plane crashed 2 km south of the airfield.

Boeing B-17G-25-DL Fortress - Serial 42-38061 - Code: MS-P

381st Bomb Group / 535th Bomb Squadron

Pilot: 1st Lt. Harold F. Henslin - KIA

Co-pilot: Maj. Osce V. Jones - POW

Navigator: 1st Lt. Arthur L. Guertin - KIA

Bombardier: 1st Lt. Eugene Arning - KIA

Mechanic: T/Sgt Jo R. Karr - KIA

Radio Operator: T/Sgt JW Padgett - POW

Ball Turret Gunner: S/Sgt George B. McLaughlin - KIA

Right Waist Gunner: S/Sgt Clarence T. Williams - KIA

Left Waist Gunner: G. S/Sgt William B. Blackmon - POW

Tail Gunner: S/Sgt Edward H. Sell - KIA

8th US AIR FORCE

381st BG 1 535th BS

EN SOUVENIR DES VICTIMES DU B17-G « GEORGIA REBEL II »

ABATTU LE 28 AVRIL 1944

1st LT. HAROLD F. HENSLIN

1st LT. ARTHUR L. GUERTIN

1st LT. EUGENE ARNING

T/SGT. JO R. KARR

S/SGT. GEORGE B. Mc LAUGHLIN JR.

S/SGT. CLARENCE T. WILLIAMS

S/SGT. EDWARD H. SELL

ILS SONT MORTS POUR NOTRE LIBERTÉ

VILLE D' AVORD

English translation:

8th US AIR FORCE

381st BG 1 535th BS

IN MEMORY OF THE VICTIMS OF THE B17-G "GEORGIA REBEL II”

SHOT DOWN ON APRIL 28, 1944

1st LT. HAROLD F. HENSLIN

1st LT. ARTHUR L. GUERTIN

1st LT. EUGENE ARNING

T/SGT. JO R. KARR

S/SGT. GEORGE B. Mc LAUGHLIN JR.

S/SGT. CLARENCE T. WILLIAMS

S/SGT. EDWARD H. SELL

THEY DIED FOR OUR FREEDOM

CITY OF AVORD