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Douglas C-47 42-92700 Crash Site Memorial

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Details:

On the edge of the Claude Berthier trail.


Plaque

A thick rectangular plaque mounted on a stone boulder inscribed in French in black and engraved lettering.

 

During a medical evacuation mission on November 1, 1944, the airplane hit a mountain and crashed in this place due to poor weather conditions. All men aboard perished in the crash (5 crew members, 4 wounded American servicemen passengers, and 6 wounded German prisoners). The German prisoners were Anton Eppenschwantiner, Bertholdt Hennegriff, Heinrich Loesch, Erich Kimmerle, Max Schman, and Ottmars Spang. 

 

The names of the allies are as follows:

1Lt

Carson Max

Roberts

Pilot

2Lt

William C

Ward

Co-Pilot

Sgt

Shirley N

Breckenridge

Mechanic

Cpl

Howard E

Kahler

Radio Operator

1Lt

Aleda Ester

Lutz

Nurse

Cpt

William A

Steinhurst

Passenger

1Lt

Roger N

Phillips

Passenger

S/Sgt

Leonard B

Vasquez

Passenger

Sgt

Ronald

Takara

Passenger

Pfc

Ellis Frederick "Bub"

Gillespie

Passenger

Pfc

Ciro J

Romano

Passenger

Pvt

Edwin

Beal

Passenger

Pvt

John

Ferrara

Passenger

Pvt

John J Jr

Young

Passenger

 

The related memorial can be found here: https://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/monument_details.php?SiteID=620&MemID=903

Source of photos: www.aerosteles.net

Monument Text:

Ici s’est ecrase un avion

militaire américain

le 1er Novembre 1944

 

 

English translation:

 

Here crashed an

American military plane

on the 1st of November 1944