B-17 41-9018 Crash Memorial
Details:
On the southern roadside of the D955.
Monument
A small grey vertical stone slab bearing a black plaque with gold lettering commemorating the US aviators that crashed in the area during WWII.
Monument Text:
EN SOUVENIR
DES AVIATEURS US
MORTS EN MISSION
LE 9 OCT 1942
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327EME ESCADRON
92EME GROUPE
DONALD BUCKLAND
FRANCIS CHORAK
MALCOLM CULPEPPER
JOHN DOLAN
JAMES LANE
English translation:
In memory of the US aviators that died while on a mission October 9th 1942
____________
327th Squadron
92nd Group
(-list of names here-)
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
327th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII