B-17 (43-37747) Monument
Details:
On the left beside the memorial cross monument.
A concrete slab bearing a black plaque inscribed in French commemorating the crew members of the B-17 #43-37747. On the plaque is an etching of a B-17 followed by a commemoration message, then the names of the crew in three columns with their rank, surname, and status. On the bottom are logos of the Association des Sauveteurs d'Aviateurs Alliés (ASAA) and the Office National des Anciens Combattants (ONAC).
On July 8, 1944, the B-17, on a bombing mission in Rouen, France, was shot down by flak and crashed near Boubiers. The incident resulted in the deaths of all crew members, except for SSgt Schulze, who was taken as a prisoner.
Source of photos: Dominique Auzéau / www.aerosteles.net
Monument Text:
A LA MÉMOIRE DE
L' ÉQUIPAGE AMÉRICAIN DU B-17
TOMBÉ À BOUBIERS
LE 8 JUILLET 1944
452ND BOMB GROUP 729TH SQUADRON
8TH AIR FORCE
|
1ST LT |
HANSON |
DÉCÉDÉ |
|
2ND LT |
HEINZEN |
DÉCÉDÉ |
|
1ST LT |
LYMA |
DÉCÉDÉ |
|
2ND LT |
MARCUS |
DÉCÉDÉ |
|
T/SGT |
GRISSOM |
DÉCÉDÉ |
|
T/SGT |
POOL |
DÉCÉDÉ |
|
S/SGT |
POHRTE |
DÉCÉDÉ |
|
S/SGT |
JONES |
DÉCÉDÉ |
|
S/SGT |
SCHULZE |
PRISONNIER |
|
S/SGT |
MC MANUS |
DÉCÉDÉ |
English translation:
IN MEMORY OF
THE AMERICAN CREW OF THE B-17
FALLEN AT BOUBIERS
ON JULY 8, 1944
452ND BOMB GROUP 729TH SQUADRON
8TH AIR FORCE
|
1ST LT |
HANSON |
DECEASED |
|
2ND LT |
HEINZEN |
DECEASED |
|
1ST LT |
LYMA |
DECEASED |
|
2ND LT |
MARCUS |
DECEASED |
|
T/SGT |
GRISSOM |
DECEASED |
|
T/SGT |
POOL |
DECEASED |
|
S/SGT |
POHRTE |
DECEASED |
|
S/SGT |
JONES |
DECEASED |
|
S/SGT |
SCHULZE |
PRISONER |
|
S/SGT |
MC MANUS |
DECEASED |
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
452nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
729th Bombardment Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Heavy
8th Air Force
US Army Air Corps
Wars:
WWII
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