B-17 41-24501 Crash Site Memorial Plaque
Details:
On the northern side of the Route de Sandun.
A boulder bearing a black plaque with gold lettering commemorating American aviators resting in a gravel plot marked off by a stone curb.
Monument Text:
VILLE DE GUERANDE
8TH AIR FORCE
306TH BOMBER GROUP (H)
368TH BOMBER SQUADRON
EN SOUVENIR DES VICTIMES DU CRASH
DU B-17 N°41-24501
LE 3 JANVIER 1943
|
LT - |
FERGUSON James M. |
Pilote |
- Prisonnier |
|
LT - |
ELLIOTT John B. |
Co-Pilote |
- Prisonnier |
|
LT - |
GREENE Donald R. |
Navigateur |
- Noyé |
|
LT - |
LEVY Robert T. |
Bombardier |
- Noyé |
|
SGT - |
EDINGER Charles A. |
Mécanicien |
- Prisonnier |
|
SGT - |
HACKWORTH Richard G. |
Radio |
- Prisonnier |
|
SGT - |
KINGEN Robert L. |
Mitrailleur |
- Prisonnier |
|
SGT - |
ARNOLD Rupert W. |
Mitrailleur |
- Tué |
|
SGT - |
LOVING James V. |
Mitrailleur |
- Prisonnier |
|
SGT - |
KERBOW Earl L. |
Mitrailleur |
- Tué |
STELE INAUGURÉE LE 22 OCTOBRE 2005
PAR J.P DHONNEUR
MAIRE - CONSEILLER GÉNÉRAL
English translation:
CITY OF GUERANDE
8TH AIR FORCE
306TH BOMBER GROUP (H)
368TH BOMBER SQUADRON
IN MEMORY OF THE VICTIMS OF THE CRASH
OF B-17 N°41-24501
ON JANUARY 3, 1943
|
LT - |
FERGUSON James M. |
Pilot |
- Prisoner |
|
LT - |
ELLIOTT John B. |
Co-Pilot |
- Prisoner |
|
LT - |
GREENE Donald R. |
Navigator |
- Drowned |
|
LT - |
LEVY Robert T. |
Bombardier |
- Drowned |
|
SGT - |
EDINGER Charles A. |
Mechanic |
- Prisoner |
|
SGT - |
HACKWORTH Richard G. |
Radio |
- Prisoner |
|
SGT - |
KINGEN Robert L. |
Gunner |
- Prisoner |
|
SGT - |
ARNOLD Rupert W. |
Gunner |
- Killed |
|
SGT - |
LOVING James V. |
Gunner |
- Prisoner |
|
SGT - |
KERBOW Earl L. |
Gunner |
- Killed |
STELE INAUGURATED ON 22 OCTOBER 2005
BY J.P DHONNEUR
MAYOR - GENERAL COUNCILOR
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
368th Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Heavy
8th Air Force
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII
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