B-17s 'Hun Hunter' & 'Bommerang' Memorial
Details:
To the right of the town church entrance located next to the town's war memorial.
Monument
A circular boulder with a red "8th Air Force" inscription set atop a stone rectangle bearing a grey plaque with gold lettering commemorating the dead airmen of the two B-17s that were shot down in the area during WWII.
Monument Text:
8TH US AIR FORCE B-17
EN SOUVENIR DES VICTIMES DU CRASH
DU HUN HUNTER ET BOOMERANG
LE 16/02/1943
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ROBERT R. MERICLE |
CARL E. OLSON JR. |
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LEONARD E. DUNCAN |
HOWARD M. JONES |
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RALPH A. LIVENGOOD |
MICHAEL J. STANKO |
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HERBERT H. BURNETTE |
ERBAN L. JONES |
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JOHN E. CARPENTER JR. |
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INAUGURE PAR HENRY BURMAN
PILOTE RESCAPE DU HUN HUNTER
LE 18/09/1994
English translation:
In memory of the victims of the Hun Hunter and Boomerang crashes on February 16th 1943
(-list of name here-)
Inaugurated by pilot Henry Burman Hun Hunter survivor September 18th 1994.
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
364th Bomber Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, Heavy
422nd Bomber Squadron, 305th Bomber Group, Heavy
8th Air Force
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII
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