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B-17 41-24452 Monument

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Details:

Outside the front gate of the town cemetery at the angle of Rue de Montamets and Rue de Fresnes.

Monument
A small standalone stone wall with white plaques on both sides commemorating the US aviators of a B-17 from the 401st Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group that crashed in the area during WWII. Some of the crew were taken POW; the crew listed on the monument were KIA.

Monument Text:

Plaque 1:

 

En memoire des trois aviateurs, membres de l'equipage du B17 de la 8eme Air Force, decedes

apres avoir ete abattus par les chasseurs de la Luftwaffe, au-dessus de la commune d'ORGEVAL

le 20 Decembre 1942

 

Pilote: St Lieutenant Robert S. English (tue dans l'action)

Mitrailleur de tourelle: T/Sgt Allen W. Haynes (blesse au combat, decede a Paris)

Mitrailleur de queue: Sgt. Steve Stefula (blesse au combat, decede a Paris)

 

« Qu'ils restent dans notre memoire »

 

 

English translation:

 

In memory of the three airmen, crew members of an 8th USAF B-17, who died after having been shot down by Luftwaffe fighters over Orgeval on December 20th 1942

Pilot: 1st Lt Robert S. English (KIA)

Top turret gunner: TSgt Allen W. Hayes (WIA, died in Paris)

Tail gunner: Sgt Steve Stefula (WIA, died in Paris)

"May they linger in our memory"

Commemorates:

People:

Spalding B. Anderson

Robert Raymond "Ray" Brunn

Robert Smith English

Allen W. Haynes

Vincent J., Jr. Jacoby

Charles E. Mendel

Raymond A. Slominski

Steve Stefula

Ralph R.J. Tomek

James Clifton Tyler

Units:

401st Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomb Group

8th Air Force

91st Bomber Group

United States Air Force

Wars:

WWII

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