B-17 'MAN-O-WAR' Churchyard Plaque
Details:
At the entrance to the churchyard.
Plaque
A marble plaque thanking the people of Opijnen for honoring the American crewmen of the B-17 "MAN-O-WAR" that crashed over Opijnen.
Monument Text:
IN GRATITUDE
TO THE PEOPLE OF OPIJNEN
FOR HONORING
EIGHT AMERICAN B17 CREWMEN
KILLED IN ACTION HERE
DURING WWII
THEY REST IN THIS CHURCHYARD
THE AMERICAN WOMEN'S CLUB OF A'DAM
AND THE BETTY MACDONALD FOUNDATION
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
1st Air Division
322nd Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group, Heavy
8th Air Force
91st Bomber Group
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII