B-24 Liberator 42-72863 Memorial
Details:
A vertical stone pillar surrounded by a trimmed hedgerow bearing a black plaque with gold lettering commemorating American aviators with a picture of their plane in the middle and a faded USAF insignia underneath the plaque.
Monument Text:
A LA MEMOIRE DES AVIATEURS AMERICAINS
TOMBES A LUTZ-EN-DUNOIS LE 4 MARS 1944
EN APPORTANT ARMES ET MATERIEL A LA
RESISTANCE FRANCAISE
36th BOMB SQ. - 8th AIR FORCE
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Capt. Gerald S. WAGSTAD | T/Sgt. Earl W. UNDERWOOD |
1st/Lt. Henry N. WALSH Jr | T/Sgt. Cornelius F. O'LEARY |
1st/Lt. Edward MARTINEZ | S/Sgt. Leo E. ROETTGER |
1st/Lt. Joseph P. CONNOR Jr | S/Sgt. Frederick N. WAGNER |
English translation:
IN MEMORY OF THE AMERICAN AIRMEN
WHO FELL AT LUTZ-EN-DUNOIS ON MARCH 4, 1944
WHILE PROVIDING ARMS AND MATERIALS TO THE
FRENCH RESISTANCE
36th BOMB SQ. - 8th AIR FORCE
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Capt. Gerald S. WAGSTAD | T/Sgt. Earl W. UNDERWOOD |
1st/Lt. Henry N. WALSH Jr | T/Sgt. Cornelius F. O'LEARY |
1st/Lt. Edward MARTINEZ | S/Sgt. Leo E. ROETTGER |
1st/Lt. Joseph P. CONNOR Jr | S/Sgt. Frederick N. WAGNER |
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
36th Bomb Squadron, 482nd Bomb Group, Heavy
8th Air Force
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Operation Carpetbagger
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