Along the side of the road.

En souvenir de l'équipage du

B17G "SEQUATCHIEE"

337876

appartenant au 570th Bomb Squadron

(8th Army Air Force)

basé à Framlingham (G.B.)

qui s'est écrasé en ce lieu le ler Aout 1944

2nd Lt. Charles C. Jr ARNAO (Navigator)

2nd Lt. Gregory W. COLLINS (Bombardier)

Sgt. John W. CRADDOCK (Tail Gunner)

2nd Lt. Anthony J. FORTE (Pilot)

Sgt. Donald E. JIRIK (Ball Turret Gunner)

Sgt. Robert T. McKNIGHT (Radio Operator Gunner)

S/Sgt. Rawlin E. O'LEARY (Top Turret Gunner/Engineer)

Cpl. Stephen C. SIDEROFF (Waist Gunner)

2nd Lt. Thomas R. WHITMORE (Co-pilot)

à la mémoire des 2nd Lts.

Gregory COLLINS et Anthony FORTE

assassines par la milice et la Gestapo

à Lussault sur Loire

dans la nuit du 3 au 4 Aout 1944

La France reconnaissante

Stèle inaugurée par Mr. Donald E. JIRIK

Le ler Aout 2003

décède à Montlouis/Loire le samedi 2 Aout 2003

English Translation:

In memory of the crew of the

B17G "Sequatchiee"

337876

belonging to the 570th Bomb Squadron

(8th Army Air Force)

from Framlingham (G.B.) base

that crashed here on August 1, 1944

2nd Lt. Charles C. Jr Arnao (Navigator)

2nd Lt. Gregory W. Collins (Bombardier)

Sgt. John W. Craddock (Tail Gunner)

2nd Lt. Anthony J Forte (Pilot)

Sgt. Donald E. Jirik (Ball Turret Gunner)

Sgt. Robert T. Mcknight (Radio Operator Gunner)

S/Sgt. Rawlin E. O'Leary (Top Turret Gunner/Enginner)

Cpl. Stephen C. Sideroff (Waist Gunner)

2nd Lt. Thomas R. Whitmore (Co-pilot)

and to the memory of 2nd Lts.

Gregory Collins and Anthony Forte

murdered by militia and the Gestapo

at Lussault sur Loire

the night of August 3rd and 4th, 1944

France is Grateful

Stele inaugurated by Mr. Donald E. Jirik

On August 1, 2003

Died at Montlouis / Loire Saturday, August 2, 2003