B-17 'The Concho Clipper' (42-29838) Plaque
Details:
In the entrance lobby of the town hall of Ploeren.
Plaque
A waiting area with three chairs and a low table bearing a yellow-tinged plaque honoring US and German airmen on the wall right to the left of a framed French flag.
Monument Text:
8th US Air Force
351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
En memoire de l'equipage et des victimes du crash
du B-17F "The Concho Clipper" #42-29838
a Ploeren le 29 Mai 1943.
|
Colonel J. Russell |
James F. Welk |
|
Leo Grikstas |
Nahannie Bader |
|
Charles B. Woehrle |
Maurice A. McLaughlin |
|
Roy P. Stealey |
Charles T. Eaton |
|
Wayne L. Baldwin |
Frederick D. Williams |
English translation:
In memory of the crew and victims of the B-17 42-29838 "The Concho Clipper" crash over Ploeren on May 29th 1943.
|
Colonel J. Russell |
James F. Welk |
|
Leo Grikstas |
Nahannie Bader |
|
Charles B. Woehrle |
Maurice A. McLaughlin |
|
Roy P. Stealey |
Charles T. Eaton |
|
Wayne L. Baldwin |
Frederick D. Williams |
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
509th Bomber Squadron, 351st Bomb Group, Heavy
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII
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