B-17 42-5717 (Pillar)
Details:
On the E roadside of the D122 in front of the town cemetery.
Monument
A rough stone pillar nearest to the cemetery entrance bearing a golden plaque commemorating the crew of the B-17 that crashed in the area during WWII.
Monument Text:
8th Air Force
306th Bomb Group
A la memoire
des aviateurs américains
tombés sur la commune de Guillac
le 16 Février 1943
|
William H. Warner |
tué |
|
Arnold R. Carlson |
tué |
|
Lewis H. Utley |
tué |
|
Robert E. Kylius |
|
|
Claiborne W. Wilson |
|
|
Edward F. Espitallier |
|
|
Robert D. Kisling |
tué |
|
Walter C. Morgan |
tué |
|
Colon E. Neeley |
tué |
|
William E. Williams |
tué |
Guillac le 27 Octobre 2007
English translation:
8th Air Force
306th Bomb Group
In memory of
of the American airmen
who fell in the commune of Guillac
on February 16, 1943
|
William H. Warner |
killed |
|
Arnold R. Carlson |
killed |
|
Lewis H. Utley |
killed |
|
Robert E. Kylius |
|
|
Claiborne W. Wilson |
|
|
Edward F. Espitallier |
|
|
Robert D. Kisling |
killed |
|
Walter C. Morgan |
killed |
|
Colon E. Neeley |
killed |
|
William E. Williams |
killed |
Guillac October 27th, 2007
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
423rd Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Heavy
8th Air Force
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII
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