B-17 42-37890 Big Friend / Rovin' Ramona II
Details:
Against the wall on the western side of the D50.
Monument
A stone wall with a maroon plaque with gold lettering commemorating American aviators and a smaller plaque on the wall's side.
Monument Text:
Plaque:
Aux Americains
tombes avec leur B-17
le 20/04/1944
R.L. MANN
J.E. VAUGHN
M.K. CAMERON
B.A. ANDERSON
R.T. WEDEMEYER
R. ZUCCO
M. OVERSTREET
W.E. HERMENAU
W.J. KWOKA
Ils ont donne leur vie
pour la liberte.
English translation:
To the Americans
who crashed with their B-17
on 20/04/1944
R.L. MANN
J.E. VAUGHN
M.K. CAMERON
B.A. ANDERSON
R.T. WEDEMEYER
R. ZUCCO
M. OVERSTREET
W.E. HERMENAU
W.J. KWOKA
They gave their lives
for freedom.
Small plaque:
STELE
DE LA LIBERTE
1944-2004
English translation:
FREEDOM
MONUMENT
1944-2004
Commemorates:
People:
Robert Theodore "Ted" Wedemeyer
Units:
568th Bomber Squadron, 390th Bomber Group, Heavy
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII
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