B-17 42-5717 & French Assistance Plaque- 306th Bomber Group
Details:
On the E roadside of the D122 to the right of the town cemetery gate.
PlaqueA brown plaque with white lettering commemorating the American aviators of the 423rd Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, who crashed in the area during WWII, as well as the townspeople who helped them.
Some American helpers and operators who assisted Allied aircrew members in evading capture during World War II.
- Vladimir Pavlovich Buryshkin (also spelled Bouryshkine, also known as Val Williams or codename Guillaume) https://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=42354
- Roberta Betty (Laurie) Countess de Mauduit https://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=42426
Monument Text:
IN MEMORY OF THE CREW OF
EN MEMOIRE DES HOMMES DE
8th US AIR FORCE
306TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP
423RD BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON
B-17-F AAF 42-5717
Whose Aircraft Was Shot Down Over Guillac 16 February 1943
Dont L'avion Fut Abattu Au-dessus De Guillac Le 16 Fevrier 1943
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William H. Warner |
Arnold R. Carlson |
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Lewis H. Utley |
Robert E. Kylius |
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Edward F. Espitallier |
Claiborne W. Wilson |
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Walter C. Morgan |
Colon E. Neeley |
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Robert D. Kisling |
William E. Williams |
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WITH APPRECIATION TO THE CITIZENS OF GUILLAC FOR THEIR RECOGNITION AND SUPPORT OF THESE BRAVE MEN WHO SACRIFICED SO MUCH FOR FREEDOM
AVEC NOTRE APPRECIATION AUX CITOYENS DE GUILLAC POUR LEUR RECONNAISSANCE ET SUPPORT APPORTES A CES BRAVES HOMMES QUI ONT TANT SACRIFICE POUR LA LIBERTE
Dedicated 27 October 2007
The Family of Edward F. Espitallier
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
306th Bombardment Group
423rd Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Heavy
8th Air Force
French Resistance
Resistance
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII