Off of the D605.

Plaque
A wooden information panel set in a gravel plot commemorating the crew of the B-24 that crashed in the area during WWII.

392th Bomb Group Muttersholtz
18 Mars 1944

L'equipage

Pilote Lt D.K. Clover prisonnier
Copilote Lt R.M. Berger prisonnier
Navigateur Lt W.J. McMillan prisonnier
Bombardier Lt P.R. McDonald prisonnier
Radio Sgt J. Galler prisonnier
Mecanicien Sgt J.C. Losey prisonnier
Mitrailleur Sgt C.K. Royal prisonnier
Mitrailleur Sgt R.W. Bell prisonnier
Mitrailleur Sgt E.G. Crawford prisonnier
Mitrailleur Sgt J.M. Ross prisonnier
Photographe Lt R. Mitchell prisonnier

A quelques centaines de metres d'ici, le 18 mars 1944 vers 15h15 s'est ecrase un bombardier quadrimoteur du type Consolidated B-24 Liberator immatricule 42-52411 et appartenant au 392eme Bomb Group de la 8eme Air Force americaine. Il revenait d'une mission de bombardement sur Friedrichshafen. Touche par un avion de chasse allemand, le B-24 avait ses reservoirs d'essence en feu, cependant les onze membres de l'equipage purent sauter en parachute 30 secondes avant l'explosion de l'avion.
Trois d'entres eux furent blesses et soignes a l'hopital de Colmar avant d'etres transferes dans differents camps de prisonniers de guerre. Un autre B-24 de ce groupe est tombe le meme jour a Chatenois.
Passant, n'oublie pas que ces aviateurs ont combattus pour notre liberte.

Plaque inauguree le 8 Mai 2014


English translation:

392nd Bomb Group Muttersholtz
March 18th 1944

Crew

Pilot Lt D.K. Clover POW
Copilot Lt R.M. Berger POW
Navigator Lt W.J. McMillan POW
Bombardier Lt P.R. McDonald POW
Radio Sgt J. Galler POW
Mechanic Sgt J.C. Losey POW
Gunner Sgt C.K. Royal POW
Gunner Sgt R.W. Bell POW
Gunner Sgt E.G. Crawford POW
Gunner Sgt J.M. Ross POW
Photographer Lt R. Mitchell POW

The B-24 Liberator 42-42511 of the 392nd BG 8th USAAF crashed a few hundred meters from here, at 1515 on March 18th 1944 on the return trip of a bombing run over Friedrichshafen. The B-24's fuel tanks were burning from German fighter hits, but all 11 of the crew were able to bail out successfully 30 seconds before the inevitable explosion.
Three of their wounded were first treated at the Colmar hospital before being transferred to various POW camps. Another B-24 of the same Group crashed that day at Chatenois.
Passerby, never forget these airmen gave their lives for our freedom.

Inaugurated on May 8th 2014