B-24 Liberator 'Devil Dream' (42-7581) Crash Memorial
Details:
Tucked in a small clearing by the side of the road, on the edge of the D254.
A tiny obelisk set on a star stone base bearing a black plaque with gold lettering commemorating American aviators. A gravel plot with four small plants located at its corners decorate the monument.
Monument Text:
AUX
AVIATEURS
AMERICAINS TOMBES
LE VENDREDI 31 DECEMBRE 1943
______________________________
La Commune de Marcillac
______________________________
Equipage du B-24 H
"DEVIL DREAM"
du
446 Bomb Group 8 th Air Force
2nd Lt Charles V. Frascati P.O.W.
2nd Lt Victor J. Swenson P.O.W.
2nd Lt Richard S. Wilson P.O.W.
1st Lt Gustavo Kotta E.V.D.
T/Sgt Edward L. Cannon P.O.W.
T/Sgt Robert E. Warner E.V.D.
S/Sgt Felix L. Anderson P.O.W.
S/Sgt Louis C. Sortino P.O.W.
Sgt Edwin R. Ashworth K.I.A.
S/Sgt Bennie J. Ricci P.O.W.
Les habitants de MARCILLAC et des Communes
environnantes ont recueillis les survivants
English translation:
To the American aviators who crashed here on Friday December 31st 1943
The town of Marcillac
Crew of the B-24 "Devil Dream" of the 446th Bomb Group 8th Air Force
(list of names)
The inhabitants of Marcillac and the surrounding towns rescued the survivors
Commemorates:
People:
Felix Lorin “Andy or Sarge” Anderson
Units:
706th Bomber Squadron, 446th Bomb Group
8th Air Force
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII
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