B-17G (42-97524) Plaque
Details:
Mounted on the outside wall next to the bigger gate of the house.
Plaque
A rectangular white plaque mentioning 9 American aviators. These aviators are the crew members of the B-17G #42-97524 which on June 22, 1944, crashed in this street. That day, the crew of the B-17G #42-97524 was on a mission to Berlin. While they were returning to base, their top turret caught on fire due to flak damage. Only one man, the tail gunner, survived.
The crew was:
Carl E Carlson - Left Waist Gunner
Robert Edinger - Ball Turret Gunner
Michael G Laytar - Bombardier
William A MacDonald - Co-Pilot
George L Martin - Pilot
Raymond W Pickett - Navigator
Joseph A Puspoki - Right Waist Gunner
Gem L Wong - Top Turret Gunner
James H Wright - Radio Operator
Joseph A. Duch - Tail Gunner
Source of information: francecrashes39-45.net, www.honorstates.org
Monument Text:
A LA MÉMOIRE
DES 9 AVIATEURS
AMERICAINS
MORTS POUR LA LIBERTE
LE 22 JUIN 1944
English translation:
IN MEMORY
OF THE 9
AMERICAN AIRMEN
WHO DIED FOR FREEDOM
ON JUNE 22 1944
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
413th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group, Heavy
8th Air Force
96th Bomber Group
US Army Air Corps
Wars:
WWII
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