B-17 42-5717 (Plaque)
Details:
On the E roadside of the D122 to the right of the town cemetery gate.
Plaque
A brown plaque with white lettering commemorating the American aviators that crashed in the area during WWII as well as the townspeople who helped them.
Monument Text:
IN MEMORY OF THE CREW OF
EN MEMOIRE DES HOMMES DE
8th US AIR FORCE
306TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP
423RD BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON
B-17-F AAF 42-5717
Whose Aircraft Was Shot Down Over Guillac 16 February 1943
Dont L'avion Fut Abattu Au-dessus De Guillac Le 16 Fevrier 1943
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William H. Warner |
Arnold R. Carlson |
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Lewis H. Utley |
Robert E. Kylius |
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Edward F. Espitallier |
Claiborne W. Wilson |
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Walter C. Morgan |
Colon E. Neeley |
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Robert D. Kisling |
William E. Williams |
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WITH APPRECIATION TO THE CITIZENS OF GUILLAC FOR THEIR RECOGNITION AND SUPPORT OF THESE BRAVE MEN WHO SACRIFICED SO MUCH FOR FREEDOM
AVEC NOTRE APPRECIATION AUX CITOYENS DE GUILLAC POUR LEUR RECONNAISSANCE ET SUPPORT APPORTES A CES BRAVES HOMMES QUI ONT TANT SACRIFICE POUR LA LIBERTE
Dedicated 27 October 2007
The Family of Edward F. Espitallier
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
423rd Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Heavy
8th Air Force
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII