B24J Liberator (42-51871) Monument
Details:
On the west side of the road.
Monument
A stone memorial cross featuring a central rectangular white plaque inscribed in German, listing the names of the seven crew members of B-24J Liberator #42-51871 who were shot down and killed in a crash in the area on February 16, 1945. Below it, additional plaques display the names of the two surviving crew members.
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Monument Text:
Upper plaque text:
Hier starben am
16.2.1945 in ihrem
abgestürzten Bomber
sieben amerikanische
Piloten:
L. d. Lt.
William B. Lyon
William D. Wine
Leslie P. Turner
S/Sgt.
Charles A. Mangan
Raymund J. Collins
Sgt.
David L. Busch
Herbert M. Gatling
English Translation:
Seven American pilots died here on
February 16, 1945, in their crashed bomber.
Lower plaque text:
Überlebende Flieger
( Surviving airmen )
SSgt Owrie V Brown
SSgt Allen A Honey
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
15th Air Force
465th Bomber Group (H)
783rd Bomber Squadron, 465th Bomber Group
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Operation Clarion
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