Monument Details

B-17 'Boot Hill' (42-29767) & French Resistance Assistance Memorial

Details:

At the intersection of the D236 and the rue du Plon�vez-du-Faou.

Monument

A weathered vertical stone pillar planted in a bed of gravel with two black plaques attached to it. The top and bottom ones have gold and white letters, respectively.�

They commemorate the crew of the B-17 'Boot Hill' (42-29767) that crashed here on May 17, 1943. Some of the crew were KIA, others were captured, and others escaped and evaded capture.

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Some American helpers and operators who assisted Allied aircrew members along with the French Resistance in evading capture during World War II:

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- Vladimir Pavlovich Buryshkin (also spelled Bouryshkine, also known as Val Williams or codename Guillaume)�https://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=42354�

- Roberta Betty (Laurie) Countess de Mauduit�https://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=42426

Monument Text:

Plaque 1:

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CETTE STELE A ETE ERIGEE

EN HOMMAGE

A L'EQUIPAGE DU B-17

DE L'US AIR FORCE

TOMBE A KERANPRES

LE 17 MAI 1943

ET EN REMERCIEMENT

AUX HABITANTS DE

CHATEAUNEUF-DU-FAOU, LANDELEAU,

PLONEVEZ-DU-FAOU,

AYANT PORTE

ASSISTANCE AUX AVIATEURS

AMERICAINS ET BRITANNIQUES

PENDANT LA GUERRE

1939-1945.

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English translation:

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This monument was erected in honor of the crew of the B-17 of the USAF that crashed on Keranpres May 17th 1943 and in gratitude to the inhabitants of Chateauneuf-du-Faou, Landeleau, Plonevez-du-Faou, who helped US and British aviators during the 1939-1945 war.

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Plaque 2:

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Equipage du B-17 Boot's Hill du 8e Air Force

96^eBG 336^eBS tombe a Keranpres le 17 mai 1943

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1 LT LOUIS L. HALTOM	EVADE
2 LT GEORGE E. FORSLUND	TUE
2 LT BAILY J. LOVIN	CAPTURE
2 LT GEORGE D. RAWLINGS	CAPTURE
TSGT HERMAN L. MARSHALL	EVADE
TSGT GLEN WELLS EVADE	EVADE
SSGT WILLIAM C. MARTIN	EVADE
SSGT NILES D. LOUDENSLAGER	EVADE
SSGT ROY A. MARTIN	EVADE
SSGT ANDREW L. JORENSKEY	TUE
CPT WILLIAM G. CARNAHAN	CAPTURE