Cannes B-24 Liberator ‘Strictly from Hunger’ (41-29412) Memorial
Details:
Facing the site, the monument is on the left side.
Monument
On 25 May 1944, the US Army Air Forces B-24 Liberator #41-29412,
nicknamed "Strictly from Hunger" crashed. This white stone stele honors the crew. There is a bronze plaque listing their names on the front. On the back of the monument is an
inscription (probably) dedicated to the resistant group who tried to rescue the
survivors from the Germans.
Monument Text:
In memory of the crew of the Liberator 25 May 1944 4 July 1976
The crew of the B24 Liberator 49-21492 shot down on 25 May 1944 at La Croix les Gardes
Captain Robert W. Hornbaker, Pilot, Stafford, Kansas
Second Lieutenant Raymond H. Burklund, Copilot, Paxton, Illinois
Lieutenant Richard B. Nilles, Navigator, San Antonio, Texas
Lieutenant Carl A. Gein, Jr., Bomber, Fairfield, California
Staff Sergeant Alfred R. Karow, Machinegunner, Saginaw, Michigan
Sergeant Lawrence E. Reinecke, Machinegunner, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Sergeant Edward J. Drainey, Radio Operator, Machinegunner, Brooklyn, New York
Sergeant William J. Harcher, Machinegunner, Modena, New York
Sergeant Roland G. Baryenbruch, Machinegunner, Spring Green, Wisconsin
Sergeant Deneal Hoffman, Machinegunner, Cincinnati, Ohio
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
464th Bomber Group
778th Bomber Squadron, 464th Bomber Group, Heavy
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII
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