B-17 (42-5219) Monument -305th Bomber Group
Details:
In a rest area on the E side of the D768.
A rough hewn stone slab bearing a black plaque with gold lettering commemorating the American aviators that died in the area during WWII.
Monument Text:
8eme U.S. AIR FORCE
305eme BOMB GROUP - 364eme SQUADRON
EN SOUVENIR DE L'EQUIPAGE
DE LA FORTERESSE VOLANTE
TOMBEE A KERIVALAN LE 17 MAI 1943
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2nd Lt H.W. Indiere Capture 2nd Lt J.B. Boyle Capture 2nd Lt R.E. Richards Tue 2nd Lt J.S. Wilschke Evade SSgt R.G. Neil Evade TSgt J.W. McFarland Tue SSgt W.E. Schenk Tue SSgt D.T. Cullinan, Jr. Tue Sgt J.D. Norris Tue SSgt H.A. Mitchell, Jr. Tue
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Inaugure le 13 Octobre 2001 par
Mr. Joseph B. BOYLE, copilote de l'appareil
English translation:
8th Air Force
305th Bomb Group - 364th Bomber Squadron
In memory of the crew
of the flying fortress
that crashed at Kerivalan on May 17th 1943
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2nd Lt H.W. Indiere POW 2nd Lt J.B. Boyle POW 2nd Lt R.E. Richards KIA 2nd Lt J.S. Wilschke Evaded SSgt R.G. Neil Evaded TSgt J.W. McFarland KIA SSgt W.E. Schenk KIA SSgt D.T. Cullinan, Jr. KIA Sgt J.D. Norris KIA SSgt H.A. Mitchell, Jr. KIA
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Inaugurated on October 13th 2001 by
Co-pilot Mr. Joseph B. Boyle
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
305th Bomber Group
364th Bomber Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, Heavy
French Resistance
Resistance
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII